Fortress · Ṭarīf

Alcázar de Ṭarīf

Today: Castillo de Guzmán el Bueno, Tarifa

Place: Ṭarīf (Tarifa)
Kind: Fortress
Built: 960
What remains: Standing

The fortress ʿAbd al-Raḥmān III had built in 960 over Roman remains at the southern tip of the peninsula, facing the Strait of Gibraltar. The outer barbican is Castilian, and the courtyards hold buildings from the 16th to the 18th centuries.

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