The Alcazaba in Málaga.

An alcazaba (Spanish: [alkaˈθaβa], Galician: [alkaˈθaβa]), alcáçova (Portuguese: [ɐɫˈkasuvɐ]) or alcassaba (Catalan: [əɫkəˈsaβə]) is a Moorish fortification in Spain and Portugal. The word derives from the Arabic word القصبة (al-qasbah), a walled-fortification in a city.

Alcazabas are present in Badajoz (the largest), Almería, Antequera, Granada, Guadix, Málaga, Mérida, Molina de Aragón and Alcalá la Real. The alcazaba in Granada constitutes the oldest portion of the Alhambra palace.

The word alcazaba should not be confused with alcázar (Spanish) and alcácer (Portuguese), which have their etymology in the Arabic al-qasr, which in turn derives from the Latin 'castrum', and denotes a fort or castle.

Famous Alcazaba[link]

• Alcazaba of Alcalá la Real
• Alcazaba of Almería
• Alcazaba of Antequera
• Alcazaba of Badajoz
• Alcazaba of Granada
• Alcazaba of Guadix
• Alcazaba of Málaga
• Alcazaba of Mérida
• Castle of Molina de Aragón

See also[link]

• Alcázar

External links[link]

• Independent study and photos of the Alcazaba Granada

Coordinates: 36°43′16″N 4°24′58″W / 36.721°N 4.416°W / 36.721; -4.416

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Estrella Morente (Estrella de la Aurora Morente Carbonell) is a Spanish flamenco singer. She was born on August 14, 1980 in Las Gabias, Granada Province in southern Spain. She is the daughter of flamenco singer Enrique Morente and dancer Aurora Carbonell.

She has performed with her father since age seven^[1] and recorded her first album in 2001, Mi Cante Y Un Poema (My Songs and A Poem). This was followed the same year by Calle del Aire, which was well received by critics and flamenco fans. She released her third album, Mujeres (Women) in 2006, which her father produced. On December 14, 2001 she married bullfighter Javier Conde in Nuestra Señora de las Angustias basilica in Granada.

Discography[link]

• Mi cante y un poema (2001)
• Calle del Aire (2001)
• Mujeres (2006), Mute Records
• Casacueva y escenario (2007) (DVD)

Filmography[link]

Morente was the voice behind Penelope Cruz's flamenco song in the 2006 film Volver.

She played herself in the 2011 animated feature Chico & Rita.

External links[link]

• Official Site
• BBC review of her first album
• Biography from ES Flamenco
• Estrella Morente at the Internet Movie Database

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