Albayzín
E531204
Albayzín is the historic Moorish quarter of Granada, Spain, known for its narrow winding streets, whitewashed houses, and iconic views of the Alhambra.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Albayzín canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic district
ⓘ
neighborhood ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| culturalTradition |
Andalusian
ⓘ
Islamic ⓘ |
| currentOfficialLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| formerFunction | Moorish residential quarter ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
miradores (viewpoints)
ⓘ
small squares and plazas ⓘ steep cobbled streets ⓘ traditional courtyards ⓘ whitewashed walls ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Carrera del Darro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Church of San Nicolás NERFINISHED ⓘ El Bañuelo (Arab baths) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mirador de San Nicolás NERFINISHED ⓘ Plaza Larga NERFINISHED ⓘ Puerta de Elvira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubArea | Sacromonte (adjacent traditional quarter) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Alhambra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sierra Nevada mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria | UNESCO cultural criteria (iv) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1994 ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationWith | Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfFlourishing | Nasrid period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfOrigin | medieval Islamic period ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Carmen-style houses with gardens
ⓘ
Islamic and Andalusi architecture ⓘ Moorish urban layout ⓘ historic cityscape ⓘ narrow winding streets ⓘ views of the Alhambra ⓘ whitewashed houses ⓘ |
| languageHistoricallyUsed | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andalusia
ⓘ
Granada NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Granada NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
hill facing the Alhambra
ⓘ
right bank of the Darro River ⓘ |
| partOf |
historic center of Granada
ⓘ
municipality of Granada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousHeritage | former mosques converted into churches ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
urban tourism ⓘ |
| traversedBy | Darro River (at its foot) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOId | 314bis-002 ⓘ |
| urbanMorphology | irregular medieval street pattern ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.