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The Alhambra from St Nicholas square

The Alhambra, declared a World Heritage Site in 1984, is a palatial city on the Sabika hill, near the Darro river.
Its name, the red castle or Al-Hamra in Arabic, comes from the colour of its walls which were made using the clay found locally, and the reddish tint this gave the bricks. This is the nothern part of the Alhambra, with the Charles Quint palace.

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The Alhambra, declared a World Heritage Site in 1984, is a palatial city on the Sabika hill, near the Darro river.<br />
Its name, the red castle or Al-Hamra in Arabic, comes from the colour of its walls which were made using the clay found locally, and the reddish tint this gave the bricks. This is the nothern part of the Alhambra, with the Charles Quint palace.