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Comarca de la Vega de Granada

Grenade

Elvira Gate

Comarca de la Vega de Granada

Grenade

Elvira Gate

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Elvira Gate

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Location: Grenade, Comarca de la Vega de Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain

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JavierCR 🇪🇸

April 3, 2022

The Puerta de Elvira has undergone different transformations throughout its history, the most important being the one carried out in the reign of Yusuf I of the Nasrid dynasty. At this time it was formed as an autonomous fortress with four towers. Due to its importance and dimensions, it was the main gate of the city, due to its functions as main post and customs control. A Muslim cemetery extended from Puerta de Elvira, in the area where Campo del Triunfo is today.

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JavierCR 🇪🇸

November 5, 2021

The Elvira Gate or Elvira Arch (Báb Ilbím) was the access point to the Alhacaba and Albayzín from the Medina Elvira road, and that is where its name comes from.
The Puerta de Elvira, at the foot of Monaita, was joined by a stretch of wall that would ascend the Cuesta de Abarqueros. Its construction by the Zirid sultans dates from the beginning of the 11th century.
es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerta_de_Elvira

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JavierCR 🇪🇸

June 27, 2025

The Elvira Gate has undergone various transformations throughout its history, the most important being the one carried out during the reign of Yusuf I of the Nasrid dynasty. During this period, it was established as an autonomous fortress with four towers. Due to its importance and size, it was the main gate of the city, serving as a main post and customs control center. A Muslim cemetery extended from the Elvira Gate to the area where Campo del Triunfo is today.

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Elevation 700 m

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Location: Grenade, Comarca de la Vega de Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain

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