Alcazaba
Alcazaba is a castle in Loja, Granada, Andalusia. Alcazaba is situated nearby to the church Iglesia Mayor de la Encarnación, as well as near the public building Pósito.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Alpinas3, CC BY-SA 3.0 es.
Photo: Luis Alfonso Escudero, CC BY-SA 3.0 es.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Iglesia Mayor de la Encarnación and Pósito.
Iglesia Mayor de la Encarnación
Church
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Iglesia Mayor de la Encarnación is a church.
Pósito
Public building
Photo: Menesteo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pósito is a public building, which is situated 140 metres east of Alcazaba.
Fuente de la Mora
Fountain
Photo: El Pantera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fuente de la Mora is a fountain, which is situated 230 metres west of Alcazaba.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barrio de San Antonio and Riofrío.
Estación de Huétor Tájar
Hamlet
Photo: Jompy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Estación de Huétor Tájar is a hamlet, which is situated 9 km northeast of Alcazaba.
Alcazaba
- Type: Castle
- Description: cultural property in Loja, Spain
- Categories: aljibe, fortification, human settlement, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Loja, Granada, Andalusia, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.16691° or 37° 10′ 1″ northLongitude
-4.15236° or 4° 9′ 9″ westElevation
496 metres (1,627 feet)Inception
9th centuryOpen location code
8C9Q5R8X+Q3OpenStreetMap ID
way 100105555OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
11876109Wikidata ID
Q56247515
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Alcazaba” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Alcazaba”
- French: “Alcazaba”
- Galician: “Alcazaba”
- German: “Alcazaba”
- Spanish: “Alcazaba de Loja”
- Spanish: “Recinto de la Alcazaba y Aljibe”
- Spanish: “Recinto de la Alcazaba y su Aljibe”
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