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112: 338: 105: 326: 132: 29: 391: 353:(Gibralfaro Interpretation Center) in the former gunpowder arsenal of the Castle is a little museum that shows the castle’s history over the centuries since the Reconquest. The castle was used as a military base until 1925. 379:
Currently pending approval is a project intended to safeguard the mount and its surroundings from any urban intervention and promote it as a space for public recreation. Another project is planned to build a
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expanded the fortifications within the Phoenician lighthouse enclosure and erected a double wall to the Alcazaba. The name is said to be derived from
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trees were planted on the hill. On its outskirts are the historical buildings of the seminary and the
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The most visible remains of the Castle today are the solid ramparts rising above the pines In the
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Impulso al plan para proteger el Monte Gibralfaro y potenciar su uso cultural - Málaga Hoy
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foundation of Málaga city, circa 770 BC. The location was fortified by Caliph
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Plan Especial de Protección del Monte Gibralfaro - Ayuntamiento de Málaga
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At the top of the hill stands the Castle of Gibralfaro overlooking
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Málaga from the ramparts of Gibralfaro, looking towards the
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Gibralfaro has been the site of fortifications since the
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Gibralfaro is part of the southern foothills of the
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linking the city center with the Gibralfaro castle.
185: 180: 168: 163: 149: 92: 53: 43: 38: 21: 266:in 929 CE. At the beginning of the 14th century, 286:) the word for mountain, and Greek the word for 497:This article incorporates information from the 8: 306:). The castle is famous for its three-month 246:, and connected by a walled corridor to the 475:Conocer España por la ruta de los paradores 18: 431: 33:Mount Gibralfaro with the Castle on top 356:At the end of 2005, a thick forest of 351:Centro de Interpretación de Gibralfaro 333:to Castle of Gibralfaro from Alcazaba 227:. It is a 130 m high foothill of the 214: 7: 303: 295: 283: 372:(Dark Gate Gardens), as well as a 111: 14: 400:Panoramic Málaga from Gibralfaro 389: 130: 110: 103: 27: 516:Malaga City - Gibralfaro Castle 1: 451:"Gibralfaro Castle, Malaga" 216:[ˈmontexiβɾalˈfaɾo] 557: 477:, Ediciones Gaesa, page 90 414:, a mountain range of the 370:Jardines de Puerta Oscura 97: 26: 49:130 m (430 ft) 503:Spanish Knowledge (XXG) 329:Restored double walled 219:) is a hill located in 536:Landforms of Andalusia 346: 334: 211: 416:Cordillera Penibética 340: 328: 233:Cordillera Penibética 77:36.72333°N 4.41083°W 73: /  499:equivalent article 347: 335: 272:Kingdom of Granada 248:Alcazaba of Málaga 82:36.72333; -4.41083 39:Highest point 531:Penibaetic System 420:Baetic Cordillera 331:coracha terrestre 312:Catholic monarchs 264:Abd-al-Rahman III 244:Mediterranean Sea 200: 199: 16:Mountain in Spain 548: 489: 484: 478: 472: 466: 465: 463: 462: 447: 441: 436: 412:Montes de Málaga 393: 305: 297: 285: 229:Montes de Málaga 218: 212:Monte Gibralfaro 189: 158:Montes de Málaga 153: 140: 136: 134: 133: 114: 113: 107: 88: 87: 85: 84: 83: 78: 74: 71: 70: 69: 66: 31: 19: 556: 555: 551: 550: 549: 547: 546: 545: 521: 520: 512: 493: 492: 485: 481: 473: 469: 460: 458: 449: 448: 444: 437: 433: 428: 408: 403: 402: 401: 399: 394: 345:(visible below) 310:in 1487 by the 300:Jabal Al-Fārū ( 256: 187: 151: 145: 144: 143: 142: 141: 131: 129: 128: 125:Málaga province 122: 121: 120: 119: 115: 81: 79: 75: 72: 67: 64: 62: 60: 59: 34: 17: 12: 11: 5: 554: 552: 544: 543: 541:Hills of Spain 538: 533: 523: 522: 519: 518: 511: 510:External links 508: 507: 506: 491: 490: 479: 467: 442: 430: 429: 427: 424: 407: 404: 396: 395: 388: 387: 386: 320:Queen Isabella 316:King Ferdinand 255: 252: 231:, part of the 198: 197: 191: 183: 182: 178: 177: 172: 166: 165: 161: 160: 155: 147: 146: 123: 117: 116: 109: 108: 102: 101: 100: 99: 98: 95: 94: 90: 89: 57: 51: 50: 47: 41: 40: 36: 35: 32: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 553: 542: 539: 537: 534: 532: 529: 528: 526: 517: 514: 513: 509: 505: 504: 500: 495: 494: 488: 483: 480: 476: 471: 468: 456: 455:Andalucia.com 452: 446: 443: 440: 435: 432: 425: 423: 421: 417: 413: 405: 398: 392: 385: 383: 377: 375: 371: 367: 363: 359: 354: 352: 344: 339: 332: 327: 323: 321: 317: 313: 309: 301: 293: 289: 281: 277: 273: 269: 265: 261: 253: 251: 249: 245: 242:city and the 241: 236: 234: 230: 226: 223:in southeast 222: 217: 213: 209: 205: 196: 192: 190: 188:Easiest route 184: 179: 176: 173: 171: 170:Mountain type 167: 162: 159: 156: 154: 148: 139: 126: 106: 96: 91: 86: 58: 56: 52: 48: 46: 42: 37: 30: 25: 20: 496: 482: 474: 470: 459:. Retrieved 457:. 2011-11-25 454: 445: 434: 409: 378: 369: 355: 350: 348: 330: 299: 292:Jabal Fārū ( 291: 279: 257: 237: 203: 201: 152:Parent range 80: / 55:Coordinates 525:Categories 461:2022-07-15 426:References 362:eucalyptus 304:جبل الفارو 260:Phoenician 204:Gibralfaro 118:Gibralfaro 68:04°24′39″W 65:36°43′24″N 22:Gibralfaro 382:cable car 175:Limestone 138:Andalusia 93:Geography 45:Elevation 366:Alcazaba 343:Alcazaba 302:Arabic: 296:جبل فارو 294:Arabic: 282:Arabic: 181:Climbing 501:on the 406:Geology 374:Parador 280:Jabal ( 270:of the 268:Yusuf I 254:History 208:Spanish 164:Geology 368:, the 276:Arabic 240:Málaga 221:Málaga 202:Mount 195:Málaga 135:  358:pines 308:siege 298:) or 288:light 284:جَبَل 225:Spain 193:From 360:and 318:and 527:: 453:. 422:. 376:. 314:, 278:, 250:. 235:. 210:: 127:, 464:. 206:(

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Elevation
Coordinates
36°43′24″N 04°24′39″W / 36.72333°N 4.41083°W / 36.72333; -4.41083
Gibralfaro is located in Spain
Málaga province
Andalusia
Parent range
Montes de Málaga
Mountain type
Limestone
Easiest route
Málaga
Spanish
[ˈmontexiβɾalˈfaɾo]
Málaga
Spain
Montes de Málaga
Cordillera Penibética
Málaga
Mediterranean Sea
Alcazaba of Málaga
Phoenician
Abd-al-Rahman III
Yusuf I
Kingdom of Granada
Arabic
light
siege
Catholic monarchs

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