Alcazaba (fortress)

Alcazaba of Málaga

Alcazaba of Antequera above the old town

An Alcazaba (from the Arabic قصبة, DMG qaṣba with agglutinated Arabic article al- ) is a Moorish (mostly Almohad ) fortress in southern Spain. The Arabic word hisn (= fortress) is also regionally widespread .

List of Alcazabas

• Alcazaba (Alange)
• Alcazaba (Almeria)
• Alcazaba (Antequera)
• Alcazaba (Badajoz)
• Alcazaba (Guadix)
• Alcazaba (Hornachos)
• Alcazaba (Málaga)
• Alcazaba (Mérida)
• Alcazaba (Montemolín)
• Alcazaba (Reina)

See also

• Alhambra ( Granada )
• Alcázar (castle) , Spanish name for a palace
• Kasbah

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