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Comarca de la Vega de Granada

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Acequia Real de la Alhambra

Comarca de la Vega de Granada

Grenade

Acequia Real de la Alhambra

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Acequia Real de la Alhambra

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

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JavierCR 🇪🇸

October 20, 2024

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The Royal Canal of the Alhambra, also known as the Sultan's Canal (al-sāqilla al-Sultān), is a historic canal that supplied water to the Alhambra for almost three centuries.
This canal …

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Harald Schramm (Schocker)

August 16, 2024

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It's incredible what the Moors came up with when it came to water supply.

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KiWaWa

August 14, 2024

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Unfortunately, this is the only place I found that talks about the sophisticated canal system that supplies the Alhambra with water. It is well thought out and unobtrusive and still works even after such a long time without any major interventions being necessary.

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Elevation 810 m

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Tuesday 9 June

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