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    Kasbah (redirect from Alcazaba)
    other alcazabas in Spain include the Alcazaba of Almería, the Alcazaba of Antequera, the Alcazaba of Badajoz, the Alcazaba of Guadix, the Alcazaba of Mérida...
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    The Alcazaba (Spanish: [alkaˈθaβa, alkaˈsaβa]; from Arabic: القَصَبَة, romanized: al-qaṣabah, pronounced [alˈqasˤaba]; lit. 'citadel') is a palatial fortification...
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    The Alcazaba of Almería is a fortified complex in Almería, southern Spain. The word alcazaba, from the Arabic word (القَصَبَة; al-qaṣabah), signifies a...
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    The Alcazaba (Spanish: Alcazaba; Arabic: القصبة, romanized: al-qaṣabah, lit. 'citadel') is a fortress at the western tip of the Alhambra in Granada, Spain...
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    Alhambra (section Alcazaba)
    sources and from modern excavations. At the Alhambra's western tip is the Alcazaba fortress. Multiple smaller towers and fortified gates are also located...
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    The Alcazaba of Antequera is a Moorish fortress in Antequera, Spain. It was erected over Roman ruins in the 14th century to counter the Christian advance...
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    The Alcazaba of Badajoz is an ancient Moorish citadel in Badajoz, Extremadura, western Spain. The alcazaba as it now appears was built by the Almohads...
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  • Alcazaba may refer to: A kasbah (Arabic: القصبة; Spanish: alcazaba), a walled-fortification in a city Alcazaba of Almería Alcazaba of Antequera Alcazaba...
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    Alcazaba is a mountain in Spain. Standing at 3,369 m (11,053 ft), it is the third highest mountain of the Sierra Nevada range and the fifth in the Iberian...
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    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...
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    city and the Mediterranean Sea, and connected by a walled corridor to the Alcazaba of Málaga. Gibralfaro has been the site of fortifications since the Phoenician...
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    the Alcazaba was surrounded by palms and pine trees. Like many of the military fortifications that were constructed in Islamic Spain, the Alcazaba of Málaga...
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    stage was not covered, and its material was reused by the Arabs in the Alcazaba. The economy and the wealth of the territory were dependent mainly on agriculture...
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    Badajoz (section Alcazaba)
    degree of eminence, crowned as it is by the ruins of the Moorish castle Alcazaba of Badajoz and overlooking the Guadiana river, which flows between the...
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    re-used most of the old Roman buildings and expanded some, such as the Alcazaba. During the fitna of al-Andalus, Mérida fell in the newly established Taifa...
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    Almería Alcazaba Church of San Juan: former site of the city's Great Mosque, with an Almohad-era mihrab still preserved: 92–93  Antequera Alcazaba Árchez...
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    of the medieval Moorish walls, the remains of which surround the nearby Alcazaba and the Castle of Gibralfaro. It was constructed between 1528 and 1782...
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    73 0 † COM Union de Transportes Aériens (F-BHMS) Douglas DC-6B spalMt. Alcazaba, Spain ENR 1964-10-02 80 5 74 1 MIL US Air Force (61-0332) Boeing C-135B...
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    The Castle of Zorita de los Canes-Alcazaba de Zorita (Spanish: Castillo de Zorita de los Canes-Alcazaba de Zorita) is a castle located in Zorita de los...
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    Rincón de la Victoria, Ronda, and Torremolinos; in Seville, Santiponce. Alcazaba, Almería Cueva de Menga, Antequera (Málaga) El Torcal, Antequera (Málaga)...
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    redirected to use the nearby Lusitania Bridge. Annexed to the bridge is the Alcazaba of Mérida, a Moorish fortification built in 835. Close to the remains of...
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    Merlons of Alcazaba of Almería in Almería, Spain...
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    infrastructure in Almeria.[citation needed] Khayran expanded and fortified the Alcazaba, the palace of Almeria. He also invested in expanding the great mosque...
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    The Mt. Alcazaba Union de Transports Aériens Douglas DC-6 crash was an accident involving a Douglas DC-6B of the French airline Union de Transports Aériens...
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    of Arias Cabrera Tower albarrana Alhambra Alcazaba of Loja Alcazaba of Salobreña Alcazaba of Guadix Alcazaba of Baza Castle of La Calahorra Castle of Almuñécar...
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  • in the Canary Islands. From September 5 to 11, filming occurred at the Alcazaba of Almería fortified complex and the Wall of Jayran in Almería. Production...
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    3 °F). Sierra Nevada Ski Station Sierra Nevada - view from Granada city Alcazaba mountain Landscape south of Pitres Stone bridge over Rio Poqueira, Sierra...
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    towers, called Albarrana towers, around the perimeter as can be seen at the Alcazaba of Badajoz. Probably developed in the 12th century, the towers provided...
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    The Castle of Molina de Aragón (also called alcázar or alcazaba) is a fortification in Molina de Aragón, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It was declared Bien...
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    were highly fortified alcazabas located on hilltops overlooking the rest of the city, such as the Alcazaba of Almería and the Alcazaba of Málaga, which were...
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