Islamic sculptures at the Praca Ibn Al Mutamid and view of the historic centre of Silves by night, Silves, Algarve, Portugal

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Silves is the city with the most important islamic history in the Algarve. It has been an important cultural centre of the moorish empire. In that time it was called Xelb.

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Size: 5500px × 3682px
Location: Silves, Algarve, Portugal
Photo credit: © Cro Magnon / Alamy / Afripics
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