During the time of al-Andalus, the Moorish city of Antequera bore the Arabic name Madīnat Antaqīra (مدينة أنتقيرة), which literally means "City of Antequera." This name derives from the former Roman Anticaria, which was Arabized during Islamic rule. The Medina Antaqīra formed the walled city center, stretching along the hillside below the present-day Alcazaba. Within the walls were the city's most important buildings, including the main mosque, the citadel, residential quarters, baths, and small markets. After the conquest by Ferdinand of Aragon in 1410, the Arabic name gradually disappeared, and Madīnat Antaqīra became Antequera again, which, as a Christian city, soon expanded beyond the boundaries of the old Medina.

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Location: Antequera, Norte O Antequera, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain

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