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 staat op plaats 2.070 van 5.793 in de bekendheidsranglijst van deze atlas en op plaats 72 van de 230 die de atlas in Spanje in kaart brengt. Gebouwd in 835, en daarmee ouder dan 96% van de gedateerde bouwwerken in de atlas — een van de 33 bouwwerken in de atlas die uit de 9e eeuw stammen. Zie hoe dat zich verhoudt in de kastelenstatistiek.

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