Alcazaba of Mérida

The Alcazaba of Mérida is a ninth-century Muslim fortification in Mérida, Spain. Like other historical edifices in the city, it is part of the UNESCO Heritage List.

Located near the Roman bridge over the Guadiana river, the Puente Romano, it was built by emir Abd ar-Rahman II of Córdoba in 835 to command the city, which had rebelled in 805. It was the first Muslim alcazaba (a type of fortification in the Iberian peninsula), and includes a big squared line of walls, every side measuring 130 metres in length, 10 m of height and 2.7 m thickness, built re-using Roman walls and Roman-Visigothic edifices in granite. The walls include 25 towers with quadrangular base, which also served as counterforts.

Inside is an aljibe, a rainwater tank including a cistern to collect and filter water from the river.

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Alcazaba of Méridaは、アトラスの城の知名度ランキングで世界1,966位（全3,734件中）、スペインの180件では71位にランクされています。835年に創建され、アトラスの年代判明済みの城の97%より古い城です（9世紀に創建されたアトラス収録の25件のひとつ）。スペインが他とどう比べられるかは、城の統計をご覧ください。

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