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🏰 Alcazaba de Málaga

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🏰 Alcazaba de Málaga
Palatial Islamic fortress in southern Spain


🕐 2 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 23:11
📋 Fast Facts
  • Built during the 11th–14th centuries in Al-Andalus period
  • One of Spain's best-preserved alcazabas (Islamic palace-fortresses)
  • Connected to Castle of Gibralfaro by a walled corridor
  • Adjacent Roman theatre ruins date to the 1st century AD

The Alcazaba of Málaga is a fortified palatial complex situated in the historic city of Málaga, in the ...

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