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Zirid & Nasrid walls

The Albaycín is the oldest neighborhood in Granada and the origin of the city. The first inhabitants of this area were Iberians and Romans. The Arabs settled here in the 8th c. and built the first fortress, Alcazaba Qadima, and the defensive wall. From the 11th c., the Zirid kings rebuilt and expanded this wall, until the medina was perimeter and isolated completely. Later Nasrid kings extended the walls to new areas (14th c.).

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City/Province Granada
Nasrid wall As the Albaicín district grew larger in the Nasrid period, the citadel was strengthened with a new defensive fortification. This section (called Muralla Alberzana, meaning ‘orange grove’) starts from the Cuesta de San Antonio and reaches Fajaluza, running parallel to the Carretera de Murcia.
Zirid wall The part that ran between the Puerta de Monaita and the Puerta de las Pesas is one of the few surviving sections. It is located at the foot of Alcazaba Qadima (old alcazaba) and you can get the best view of it from the Mirador de San Cristóbal.
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