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Alhambra (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 38 54 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 38.9000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 003 03 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -3.0500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Refers to the palace and fortress of the Moorish monarchs of Granada, Spain. It is constructed between 1238 and 1358 on a plateau that overlooks the city of Granada, primarily during the reigns of Ibn al-Ahmar, founder of the Nasrid dynasty, and his successors. |
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| Alhambra (preferred,C,V)
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............ | meaning "the red" in Arabic, for the red brick walls |
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Alhambra (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded in 1238 |
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Related geographic places: |
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| possibly identified as .... |
Laminium .......... (lost settlement) |
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(World, Europe, Spain, Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real province) [8712867] |
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