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 #24 of 6,412 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #17 of the 433 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 950, it is older than 95% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 76 atlas entries founded in the 10th century. 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: #24 of 6,412 worldwide, and #17 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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