Castillo de Alquife

Today: Castillo de Alquife, Alquife

Place: Wādī Āš (Guadix)
Kind: Castle
Built: 11th to 15th century
What remains: Ruins

A fortress on a rise outside Alquife, tied from the start to the iron mines of the Marquesado and overlooking most of its villages. Its date is disputed: the article calls it Naṣrid and also says it was built in the 11th century under the Zīrids. The cistern, some towers and a stretch of wall partly survive.

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