Fortress
Muralla de la Alcazaba
🇪🇸 Spain · 13th century
The Alcazaba (Spanish: Alcazaba; Arabic: القصبة, romanized: al-qaṣabah, lit. 'citadel') is a fortress at the western tip of the Alhambra in Granada, Spain. Its name comes from the Arabic term al-qaṣabah ('the citadel' or kasbah), which became Alcazaba in Spanish. It is the oldest surviving part of the Alhambra, having been built by Muhammad I Ibn al-Ahmar, the founder of the Nasrid dynasty, after 1238. It stands on the site of an earlier fortress built by the Zirid kingdom of Granada in the 11th century.
Text adapted from “Alcazaba of the Alhambra” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Muralla de la Alcazaba ranks #150 of 6,412 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #38 of the 433 mapped in Spain. Founded 1238, it is older than 76% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 555 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Muralla de la Alcazaba?
Muralla de la Alcazaba stands in Spain, at 37.17695°, -3.59178°.
When was Muralla de la Alcazaba built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1238. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Muralla de la Alcazaba?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #150 of 6,412 worldwide, and #38 in Spain. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Muralla de la Alcazaba?
Torres Bermejas Castle, about 1 km away.
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