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Granada (/ ɡ r ə ˈ n ɑː d ə / grə-NAH-də; [3] Spanish: [ɡɾaˈnaða] ⓘ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of four rivers, the Darro, the Genil, the Monachil and the Beiro.
The most famous and best-preserved are the Mexuar, the Comares Palace, the Palace of the Lions, and the Partal Palace, which form the main attraction to visitors today. The other palaces are known from historical sources and from modern excavations. [13] [14] At the Alhambra's western tip is the Alcazaba fortress. Multiple smaller towers and ...
The coast of Granada province is known as the Costa Tropical. It attracts large numbers of both Spanish and foreign holiday-makers. The main resorts are Almuñecar, Salobreña and La Herradura. The city of Granada brings in tourists from all over the world thanks to its Moorish architecture, especially the famous Alhambra palace.
The extension of the Kingdom of Granada after the Reconquest was reduced to what today are the provinces of Malaga, Granada and Almeria, except for the district of Antequera and the current municipalities of Sierra de Yeguas, Alameda and Cañete la Real, which belonged to the old Kingdom of Seville, where the first two were included in the ...
The region surrounding what today is Granada has been populated since at least 5500 BC. [10] The most ancient ruins found in the area belong to an oppidum called Ilturir, founded by the Iberian Bastetani tribe around 650 BC. [8] This settlement became later known as Iliberri or Iliberis.
Known today as Las Huertas, these gardens have served this purpose since the 14th century. [7] The highest terrace is occupied by the Jardines Nuevos ("New Gardens"), a series of 20th-century gardens that form the main approach to the historic palaces today. The southern part of this garden area was designed by Francisco Prieto Moreno and ...
The Church of San Salvador (Spanish: Iglesia de El Salvador), also known as the Church of El Salvador [1] [2] or Collegiate Church of San Salvador, [3] is a church and historic monument in Granada, Spain. The church is located in the historic Albaicín neighbourhood, at Plaza del Salvador (off Cuesta del Chapiz street). It was built in the 16th ...
Exterior of the Palacio de la Madraza today. The Madrasa of Granada (Spanish: Madraza de Granada) also known as the Palacio de la Madraza [1] [2] or the Madrasa Yusufiyya (Arabic: المدرسة اليوسفية), [3] is a historic building and former madrasa in Granada, Spain. It was founded in 1349 by the Nasrid monarch Yusuf I, Sultan of ...