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Alcazaba of Almería

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The first line of walls is a wide enclosure corresponding to the first Muslim military camp, used as shelter for the population in case of siege. For this task it was provided with large
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In the second enclosure was the residence for the governors, their soldiers and their servants. It included also the mosque, baths, tanks, tents etc.
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used the inner courtyard and gardens. Wonder Woman 1984 production company will donate 18.000 € to preserve and investigate the Alcazaba.
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was shot in locations from Andalusia to Catalonia, including the Muralla de Jayrán, and the Alcazaba fortress, which is the capital of
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The third enclosure, the most external, is also the most modern in the complex. After the Christian reconquest of Almería, the
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had a castle built in the most elevated sector of the town, more apt to resist the new gunpowder
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The first enclosure is separated by the second one by the so-called
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Its purpose was to protect the area's largest city at the time,
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The Alcazaba taken from the east overlooking the first enclosure
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Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in the Province of Almería
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Buildings and structures completed in the 11th century
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Alcazaba (disambiguation)
Almería
Andalucía
Spain

Alcazaba of Almería is located in Spain
36°50′28″N 02°28′19″W / 36.84111°N 2.47194°W / 36.84111; -2.47194
Abd ar-Rahman III
Almería
Spain
alcazaba
al-qaṣabah
Caliph of Cordoba
Abd ar-Rahman III
Al-Mansur
Khayran as-Saqlabi
ar
taifa of Almería
Pechina
archaeological site
Museo de Almería
cisterns
Charles III of Spain
Catholic monarchs
Isabella I of Castile
Ferdinand II of Aragon
artillery
Conan the Barbarian
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Never Say Never Again

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