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The '''Alcazaba of Mérida''' is a ninth-century [[Alcazaba|Muslim fortification]] in [[Mérida, Spain|Mérida]], [[Spain]]. Like other historical edifices in the city, it is part of the [[UNESCO Heritage List]].
The '''Alcazaba of Mérida''' is a ninth-century [[Alcazaba|Muslim fortification]] in [[Mérida, Spain|Mérida]], [[Spain]]. Like other historical edifices in the city, it is part of the [[UNESCO Heritage List]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alcazaba|url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/spain/extremadura/merida/attractions/alcazaba/a/poi-sig/1132752/360767|website=Lonely Planet|access-date=April 14, 2023}}</ref>


Located near the [[Roman bridge]] over the [[Guadiana]] river, the ''[[Puente Romano (Mérida)|Puente Romano]]'', it was built by emir [[Abd ar-Rahman II]] of [[Córdoba, Spain|Córdoba]] in 835 to command the city, which had rebelled in 805. It was the first Muslim [[alcazaba]] (a type of fortification in the Iberian peninsula), and includes a big squared line of walls, every side measuring 130 metres in length, 10&nbsp;m of height and 2.7&nbsp;m thickness, built re-using Roman walls and Roman-Visigothic edifices in granite. The walls include 25 towers with quadrangular base, which also served as [[Buttress|counterforts]].
Located near the [[Roman bridge]] over the [[Guadiana]] river, the ''[[Puente Romano (Mérida)|Puente Romano]]'', it was built by emir [[Abd ar-Rahman II]] of [[Córdoba, Spain|Córdoba]] in 835 to command the city, which had rebelled in 805. It was the first Muslim [[alcazaba]] (a type of fortification in the Iberian peninsula), and includes a big squared line of walls, every side measuring 130 metres in length, 10&nbsp;m of height and 2.7&nbsp;m thickness, built re-using Roman walls and Roman-Visigothic edifices in granite. The walls include 25 towers with quadrangular base, which also served as [[Buttress|counterforts]].
Inside is an ''aljibe'', a [[rainwater tank]] including a cistern to collect and filter water from the river.
Inside is an ''aljibe'', a [[rainwater tank]] including a cistern to collect and filter water from the river.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Alcazaba of Mérida|url=https://www.inspain.org/en/badajoz/merida/the-alcazaba-of-merida/|website=InSpain|access-date=April 14, 2023}}</ref>


The Alcazaba is accessed from the ''Puente Romano'' through a small enclosure, traditionally known ''Alcarazejo''. This was used to check the traffic of pedestrians and goods to the city. Annexed is the military area, whose gate is flanked by two towers; over the horseshoe-shaped arc is an inscription celebrating Abd ar-Rahman's patronage of the work.
The Alcazaba is accessed from the ''Puente Romano'' through a small enclosure, traditionally known ''Alcarazejo''. This was used to check the traffic of pedestrians and goods to the city. Annexed is the military area, whose gate is flanked by two towers; over the horseshoe-shaped arc is an inscription celebrating Abd ar-Rahman's patronage of the work.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alcazaba|url=https://www.frommers.com/destinations/merida-spain/attractions/alcazaba|website=Frommer's|access-date=April 14, 2023}}</ref>


Also annexed to the Alcazaba was a convent of the [[Order of Santiago]], currently home to the council of the [[Extremadura]] community.
Also annexed to the Alcazaba was a convent of the [[Order of Santiago]], currently home to the council of the [[Extremadura]] community.

The fortress has yielded other excavated areas containing remnants predating its construction. These include a well-preserved segment of a Roman road, which also extends to the [[Augusta Emerita|Morerías Archaeological Area]], and an urban Roman dwelling that has undergone multiple renovations and faces the same street. Additionally, a portion of the Roman wall is visible, adjacent to a powerful buttress constructed using recycled granite fragments. Similar to the Morerías Archaeological Area, this buttress is believed to date back to the fifth century AD.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alcazaba (Arab Citadel)|url=https://turismomerida.org/what-to-see/arab-citadel/|website=Turismo De Merida|date=11 January 2018 |access-date=April 14, 2023}}</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==

Latest revision as of 19:00, 19 August 2023

See also: Alcazaba (disambiguation)
Alcazaba of Mérida
Alcazaba de Mérida
LocationMérida (Badajoz), Spain
TypeAlcazaba
Official nameAlcazaba
TypeCultural
Criteriaiii, iv
Designated1993 (17th session)
Part ofArchaeological Ensemble of Mérida
Reference no.664-004
RegionEurope and North America
Official nameAlcazaba-conventual
TypeNon-movable
CriteriaMonument
Designated13 December 1912
Reference no.RI-51-0000124

The Alcazaba of Mérida is a ninth-century Muslim fortification in Mérida, Spain. Like other historical edifices in the city, it is part of the UNESCO Heritage List.[1]

Located near the Roman bridge over the Guadiana river, the Puente Romano, it was built by emir Abd ar-Rahman II of Córdoba in 835 to command the city, which had rebelled in 805. It was the first Muslim alcazaba (a type of fortification in the Iberian peninsula), and includes a big squared line of walls, every side measuring 130 metres in length, 10 m of height and 2.7 m thickness, built re-using Roman walls and Roman-Visigothic edifices in granite. The walls include 25 towers with quadrangular base, which also served as counterforts. Inside is an aljibe, a rainwater tank including a cistern to collect and filter water from the river.[2]

The Alcazaba is accessed from the Puente Romano through a small enclosure, traditionally known Alcarazejo. This was used to check the traffic of pedestrians and goods to the city. Annexed is the military area, whose gate is flanked by two towers; over the horseshoe-shaped arc is an inscription celebrating Abd ar-Rahman's patronage of the work.[3]

Also annexed to the Alcazaba was a convent of the Order of Santiago, currently home to the council of the Extremadura community.

The fortress has yielded other excavated areas containing remnants predating its construction. These include a well-preserved segment of a Roman road, which also extends to the Morerías Archaeological Area, and an urban Roman dwelling that has undergone multiple renovations and faces the same street. Additionally, a portion of the Roman wall is visible, adjacent to a powerful buttress constructed using recycled granite fragments. Similar to the Morerías Archaeological Area, this buttress is believed to date back to the fifth century AD.[4]

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Alcazaba". Lonely Planet. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "The Alcazaba of Mérida". InSpain. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "Alcazaba". Frommer's. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  4. ^ "Alcazaba (Arab Citadel)". Turismo De Merida. 11 January 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

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