Fortress
Puerta Bab al-Mardum
🇪🇸 Spain · 10th century
The Puerta Bab al-Mardum, or Puerta de Valmardón, is a city-gate of Toledo, Spain. It was built in the 10th century and is one of the oldest gates in the city. Its name 'mardum' is Arabic for 'blocked up'. Perhaps because its function was taken over by the Puerta del Sol. The Spanish name Valmardón is a rough, phonetic imitation of the Arabic. 'Mezquita Bab al-Mardum' is another name for the nearby Mosque of Cristo de la Luz.
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Puerta Bab al-Mardum ranks #4,423 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #191 of the 602 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 950, it is older than 93% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 138 atlas entries founded in the 10th century. 12 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Toledo, 1 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Puerta Bab al-Mardum?
Puerta Bab al-Mardum stands in Spain, at 39.86089°, -4.02445°.
When was Puerta Bab al-Mardum built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 950. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Puerta Bab al-Mardum?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,423 of 8,134 worldwide, and #191 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 Puerta Bab al-Mardum?
Puerta del Sol (Toledo), about 1 km away.
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