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Ġarnāṭa غرناطة
Today: Granada, Spain
- Years
- 711–1492
- Role
- Capital of the Nasrid kingdom
A minor place beside Ilbīra until the Zīrids made it their taifa capital in 1013, Ġarnāṭa became the seat of the Naṣrid kingdom from 1238, the last Muslim state in Iberia. The Alhambra, the Albaicín and the silk trade made it the richest city of the late Middle Ages in the peninsula; it surrendered on 2 January 1492.
What to see today
- Alhambra (Al-Ḥamrāʾ): Palace, c. 1238 to 1391
- Generalife (Ŷannat al-ʿArīf): Palace, c. 1273 to 1302
- El Bañuelo (Ḥammām al-Ŷawza): Baths, 11th to 12th century
- Palacio de Dar al-Horra (Dār al-Ḥurra): Palace, 14th to 15th century
- Puerta de Elvira (Bāb Ilbīra): Gate, 11th to 14th century
- Corral del Carbón (al-Funduq al-Ŷadīda): Caravanserai, c. 1301 to 1336
- Palacio de la Madraza (al-Madrasa al-Yūsufiyya): Madrasa, 1340 to 1349
- Alcázar Genil (Qaṣr al-Sayyid): Palace, c. 1218 to 1354
- Cuarto Real de Santo Domingo (Dār al-Manŷara al-Kubrà): Palace, c. 1273 to 1302
- Puerta Monaita (Bāb al-Unaydar): Gate, 11th century
- Casa de los Girones: Palace, 13th century
- Torres Bermejas (Ḥiṣn Mawrūr): Castle, 9th to 15th century
- Puerta de Fajalauza (Bāb Faŷŷ al-Lawza): Gate, 1333 to 1354
- Alcazaba Cadima (al-Qaṣaba al-Qadīma): Walls, 11th century
- Puente Romano de Granada (Puente del Genil): Bridge, 12th century
- Baños árabes de La Zubia: Baths, 12th to 13th century
- Torre de Gabia la Grande: Tower, 13th to 15th century
- Atalaya de Cónchar: Tower, 13th to 15th century
- Torre de Marchal (Atalaya de Saleres) (Atalaya de Saleres): Tower, 13th to 15th century
- Torre de Marchena: Tower, 13th to 15th century
Day drives
- Into the Nasrid kingdom: 3 stops · about 90 km