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Malaga’s Alcazaba and Fatimid Citadels: Double-Rampart Engineering and Al-Andalus Military Geometry

Malaga’s Alcazaba and Fatimid Citadels: Double-Rampart Engineering and Al-Andalus Military Geometry The Alcazaba of Malaga is the best-preserved palatine citadel of the Taifa period in Spain, and its defensive engineering repays close scrutiny. Built in its military form between 1057 and 1063 under Zirid king Badis al-Muzaffar, the fortress encodes […]

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