Comares Tower

Comares Tower is a tower in , , . Comares Tower is situated nearby to the garden , as well as near the palace .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alhambra and Court of the Myrtles.

Photo: Bernd Untiedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a palace and fortress complex located in , Spain. It is one of the most famous monuments of Islamic architecture and the only well-preserved palace from the medieval Islamic world. is situated 180 metres south of Comares Tower.

Garden
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The is the central part of the Comares Palace inside the palace complex in , . It is located east of the and west of the .

Palace
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The is a section of the Nasrid palace complex in the of , . It served as the entrance wing of the , the official palace of the sultan and the state, and it housed various administrative functions.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Albaicín and Sacromonte.

Quarter
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The , also spelled Albayzín, is a neighbourhood of , . It is centered around a hill on the north side of the which passes through the city.

Neighborhood
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, sometimes also called Sacramonte, is a traditional neighbourhood in the eastern area of the city of in Andalusia, Spain. It is one of the six neighbourhoods that make up the urban district of Albayzín and borders the neighbourhoods of Albayzín, San Pedro, Realejo-San Matías, El Fargue and Haza Grande.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Comares Tower

Latitude
37.17756° or 37° 10′ 39″ north
Longitude
-3.58968° or 3° 35′ 23″ west
Elevation
717 metres (2,352 feet)
Height
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
8C9R5CH6+24
Open­Street­Map ID
way 196481141
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Geo­Names ID
11876097
Wiki­data ID
Q72706915
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Satellite Map

Discover Comares Tower from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Korean to Spanish—“Comares Tower” goes by many names.
  • Korean: “코마레스 탑 및 대사의 방”
  • Spanish: “Torre de Comares”

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