alcázar

An alcázar is a type of Islamic castle or palace in Spain built during Muslim rule between the 8th and 15th centuries. They functioned as homes and regional capitals for governmental figures throughout the Umayyad caliphate and later for Christian rulers following the Iberian Reconquista. The term alcázar is also used for many medieval castles built by Christians on earlier Roman, Visigothic or Islamic fortifications and is frequently used as a synonym for castillo or castle. In Latin America there are also several colonial palaces called alcázars.

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Royal Palace; alcazar
ksar, fortification, castle, citadel, palace, home, qalat, Spain, 

ALAC, castle with zuda, fortification, qalat, 

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  castle with zuda ⓘ
  fortified muslim palace inside the alcazaba

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  Alcázar of Segovia ⓘ
  castle and museum of the Old City of Segovia (Spain), UNESCO World Heritage Site  

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Ridpath's history of the world; being an account of the ethnic origin, primitive estate, early migrations, social conditions and present promise of the principal families of men (1897) (14803477533)

Alcazar Segovia at night

Alcázar of Segovia 04

Cordoba-Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos05

Alcazar at night - Segovia, Spain - panoramio

Alcázar del Castillo de Alcalá la Real

Front of the Lion Gate in the Plaza de Triufo at the Alcázar of Seville

Entrada y patio de abluciones, Mezquita del Alcázar de Jerez de la Frontera

Salón central del Pabellón Real, Alcázar de Jerez de la Frontera

Alcazar Sevilla2

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	building		castle with zuda	castle, palace, alcázar, qalat	Wikidata
site	castle	1200	Alcázar of Segovia	alcázar	Wikidata
commons	image		Ridpath's history of the world; being an account of the ethnic origin, primitive estate, early migrations, social conditions and present promise of the principal families of men (1897) (14803477533)		Commons
commons	image		Alcazar Segovia at night		Commons
commons	image		Alcázar of Segovia 04		Commons
commons	image		Cordoba-Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos05		Commons
commons	image		Alcazar at night - Segovia, Spain - panoramio		Commons
commons	image		Alcázar del Castillo de Alcalá la Real		Commons
commons	image		Front of the Lion Gate in the Plaza de Triufo at the Alcázar of Seville		Commons
commons	image		Entrada y patio de abluciones, Mezquita del Alcázar de Jerez de la Frontera		Commons
commons	image		Salón central del Pabellón Real, Alcázar de Jerez de la Frontera		Commons
commons	image		Alcazar Sevilla2		Commons