Ruins of the Mozarabic church of Bobastro, built partly into the bedrock

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Bobastro is the site of a ruined Mozarabic (Christian convert from Islam) church built partly from the living rock in a remote spot near Ardales, Spain. There are ruined fortifications associated with the church and the site could represent the retreat used by the followers of Ibn Hafsun, a conversion to Christianity who rebelled aginst the caliphal government of Cordoba (Andalucia) between 879 and 918 AD.

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Location: Mozarabic church ruins of Bobastro, Ardales, Malaga, Spain.
Photo credit: © Richard Robinson / Alamy / Afripics
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