Castle of Gibralfaro<\/a><\/strong>; art, history, articles, news, maps, guided visits and research studies. <\/p>\n\n\n\nIt is a non-official website, which aims to enable both Malaga\u2019s citizens and travellers to get to know these astonishing monuments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What\u2019s the meaning of Alcazaba?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The word Alcazaba comes from Arabic Al-qasbah and it refers to a fortification within a walled town. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is a fortified palace and the fact that doesn\u2019t have a medina inside differentiates it from a castel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inside the Alcazaba there was a residential area and a palace where the governor used to live. Additionally, this Muslim fortress had also silos and cisterns to allow the troops and the population to survive in case of attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During nine centuries, in the territory of Al-Andalus were built a great number of alcazabas in order to protect the population. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of them are still preserved and some examples are the Alcazaba of Badajoz, Almeria, Malaga, Antequera, Jaen, Guadix, Calatayud, Merida and the Alcazaba built inside of the Alhambra. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Alcazaba of Malaga<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
It is considered one of the most beautiful Alcazabas that you can visit in Spain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was built on the slopes of the Gibralfaro Mountain where before there were some Pheno-Punic remains. This position was a strategic point for the defense of the city. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Alcazaba of Malaga has an area of 15.000 square meter; without any doubts, during the Muslim period it was much bigger but, part of the walls and the territory of the Haza Baja have been lost with the time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Its was built by the Muslims who conquered the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nevertheless, its construction process has been influenced by the historical and topographical evolutions, going through various changes that allow us to say that the Alcazaba is a monument with its own life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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