Cistern · Balaš

Aljibe de Mazmúllar

Today: Aljibe de Mazmúllar, Comares

Place: Balaš (Vélez-Málaga)
Kind: Cistern
Built: 9th century
What remains: Standing

A cistern of Mozarabic origin, thought to date from the 9th century, 7.7 by 5.75 metres, divided into nine bays by four cross-shaped piers, with horseshoe arches carrying groin vaults. Inside it recalls a Mozarabic church. It has been a listed monument since 1931.

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