Suhayl

Today: Castillo Sohail, Fuengirola

Place: Marbālla (Marbella)
Kind: Castle
Built: 10th to 12th century
What remains: Standing
Visiting: Open to visit

The citadel that ʿAbd al-Raḥmān III ordered built in 956 over the ruins of Roman Suel, by the mouth of the Fuengirola river, to strengthen the coastal defences; in the 12th century the Almoravids enclosed it with eight stretches of wall and towers, entered through a horseshoe-arched gate. Today it is visited and used for cultural events.

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