The Moorish built 8th Century Alcazaba (castle) and town of Antequera, Province of Málaga, Andalusia, Spain

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The Arab invasion of the Iberian peninsula began in 711 under Tariq ibn-Ziyad. Anticaria was conquered around 716, becoming part of the Umayyad Caliphate under the name Medina Antaquira. Umayyad Spain was formally Muslim, but broadly tolerant of other religions. Amid the Reconquista, a coalition of Christian kings drove the Muslims from Central Spain in the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa. To defend against the Catholic Spanish troops from the northern kingdoms, fortifications were built and a Moorish castle erected overlooking the city.

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Location: Antequera, Province of Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
Photo credit: © George Munday / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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