Archaeological site · Walba

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Place
Walba (Huelva)
Kind
Archaeological site
Built
10th to 11th century
What remains
Site or museum

An Andalusi town of the 10th and 11th centuries on an island in the Huelva estuary, seat of the Banū Bakr taifa, living from metalworking, fishing and trade. It was slowly abandoned after 1052. The site, with a central fortress, lies in the Marismas del Odiel nature area, on private land.

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