Bobastro
Bobastro was a castle of Roman origin, rebuilt as the headquarters of Umar ibn Hafsun during his rebellion against the Caliphate of Córdoba in the 9th century.Photo: Jsanchezes, Public domain.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: cultural property in Ardales, Spain
- Also known as: “Bobastro (Ardales)” and “Bobastro ruins”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Embalse Superior Tajo de la Encantada and Tajo de la Encantada hydro power plant.
Embalse Superior Tajo de la Encantada
Reservoir
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Embalse Superior Tajo de la Encantada is a reservoir.
Tajo de la Encantada hydro power plant
Power station
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tajo de la Encantada hydro power plant is a power station, which is situated 1½ km northeast of Bobastro.
Central hidroeléctrica Nuevo Chorro
Power station
Photo: Tanja 007, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Central hidroeléctrica Nuevo Chorro is a power station, which is situated 1½ km northeast of Bobastro.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carratraca and Ardales.
Carratraca
Village
Carratraca is a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. The municipality is situated approximately 56 km from Ronda and from the provincial capital of Málaga. Carratraca is situated 6 km southwest of Bobastro.
Ardales
Village
Photo: José F. Martínez Rivero, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ardales is a town and municipality in the Province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. The municipality is approximately 62.5 kilometres from Málaga. Ardales is situated 6 km southwest of Bobastro.
Valle de Abdalajís
Village
Valle de Abdalajís is a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalucía in southern Spain. It is located in the comarca of Antequera. Valle de Abdalajís is situated 9 km east of Bobastro.
Bobastro
- Categories: building, city, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ardales, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
36.90209° or 36° 54′ 8″ northLongitude
-4.78095° or 4° 46′ 51″ westOpen location code
8C8QW629+RJOpenStreetMap ID
node 2702241544OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q888390
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Bobastro” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ببشتر”
- Asturian: “Bobastro”
- Basque: “Bobastro”
- Catalan: “Bobastro (Ardales)”
- Catalan: “Bobastro”
- Dutch: “Bobastro”
- French: “Bobastro (Ardales)”
- French: “église de Bobastro”
- French: “Église de Bobastro”
- Galician: “Bobastro”
- Georgian: “ბობასტროს ციხესიმაგრე”
- German: “Bobastro (Ardales)”
- German: “Bobastro”
- Italian: “Bobastro”
- Portuguese: “Bobastro”
- Russian: “Бабастро”
- Spanish: “Bobastro (Ardales)”
- Spanish: “Bobastro”
- Spanish: “Despoblado de las Mesas de Villaverde”
- Spanish: “Iglesia rupestre y ruinas de Bobastro en las Mesas de Villaverde”
- Spanish: “Iglesia Rupestre y Ruinas de Bobastro”
- Spanish: “Mesas de Valverde”
- Spanish: “Mesas de Villaverde”
- Swedish: “Bobastro”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Iglesia rupestre mozárabe de Bobastro and Ruinas de Bobastro.
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