The Alcazaba, The Alhambra

The Alcazaba is a fortress at the western tip of the Alhambra. Its name comes from the Arabic term al-qaṣabah ('the citadel' or kasbah), which became Alcazaba in Spanish. It is the oldest surviving part of the Alhambra, having been built by Muhammed I Ibn al-Ahmar, the founder of the Nasrid dynasty, after 1238.Read more