alcázar

Alcazar is a Spanish term for a castle or fortified palace where the king lives. It comes from the Arabic word القصر -al qaçr-, which in turn is a deformation of the Latin castrum and its plural castra.
see also Alkazar

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palace, castle, home, fortification, ksar, qalat, citadel, castle with zuda, building type, Spain, 

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  Alcázar Genil
  
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  Alcázar de Arriba y Puerta de Marchena
  
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  Alcázar de Jerez de la Frontera
  
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  Alcázar de Plasencia
  
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  Alcázar de Toro
  
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  Alcázar de los Bejarano
  
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  Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos
  
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  Alcázar of Guadalajara
  
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  Alcázar of Segovia 1200
  
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  Alcázar of Toledo
  
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  Alcázar (Alfacar)
  
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  Alcázar
  
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  Alcázar
  
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  Castillo de Aracena
  
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  El Realet
  
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  Fortaleza de Bezmiliana
  
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  Museo Histórico de las Merindades 1380
  
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  Plaza de Armas of the Alcazar
  
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  Reales Alcázares
  
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  Sitio Arqueológico de Jerez de la Frontera
  
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  castle with zuda
  

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Alcázar of Segovia

1380-01-01T00:00:00Z

Museo Histórico de las Merindades

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Frameless

Alcazar at night - Segovia, Spain - panoramio

Alcázar del Castillo de Alcalá la Real

Alcázar of Segovia 04

Alcazar Segovia at night

Cordoba-Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos05

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

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

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

Vista lateral del Alcázar del Rey Don Pedro

Type	Description	Date	Keywords	Notes	Source
link	Freebase entry@				Wikidata
fort	Alcázar Genil		almunia, alcázar, Spain		Wikidata
fort	Alcázar de Arriba y Puerta de Marchena		alcázar, Spain		Wikidata
fort	Alcázar de Jerez de la Frontera		monument, alcázar, hammam, Spain		Wikidata
fort	Alcázar de Plasencia		alcázar, Spain		Wikidata
fort	Alcázar de Toro		alcázar, Spain		Wikidata
fort	Alcázar de los Bejarano		alcázar, Spain		Wikidata
fort	Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos		alcázar, Spain		Wikidata
fort	Alcázar of Guadalajara		alcázar, Spain		Wikidata
fort	Alcázar of Segovia	1200	alcázar, Spain, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	Alcázar of Toledo		museum building, alcázar, Spain		Wikidata
fort	Alcázar (Alfacar)		monument, alcázar, Spain		Wikidata
fort	Alcázar		alcázar, human settlement, grave, monument, fortification, Spain		Wikidata
fort	Alcázar		archaeological site, alcázar, human settlement, fortification, Spain		Wikidata
fort	Castillo de Aracena		aljibe, alcázar, castle, Spain		Wikidata
fort	El Realet		alcázar, Spain		Wikidata
fort	Fortaleza de Bezmiliana		alcázar, Spain		Wikidata
fort	Museo Histórico de las Merindades	1380	museum building, alcázar, Spain		Wikidata
fort	Plaza de Armas of the Alcazar		human settlement, city, Spain, archaeological site, alcázar		Wikidata
fort	Reales Alcázares		monument, hydraulic structure, alcázar, grave, palace, Spain		Wikidata
fort	Sitio Arqueológico de Jerez de la Frontera		archaeological site, alcázar, human settlement, mosque, defensive wall, church building, palace, city, Spain		Wikidata
fort	castle with zuda		qalat, building type, alcázar, castle, palace		Wikidata
image	Alcazar at night - Segovia, Spain - panoramio	2012			Wikimedia
image	Alcázar del Castillo de Alcalá la Real	2014			Wikimedia
image	Alcázar of Segovia 04	2009			Wikimedia
image	Alcazar Segovia at night	2009			Wikimedia
image	Cordoba-Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos05	2010			Wikimedia
image	Entrada y patio de abluciones, Mezquita del Alcázar de Jerez de la Frontera	2021			Wikimedia
image	Front of the Lion Gate in the Plaza de Triufo at the Alcázar of Seville	2014			Wikimedia
image	Salón central del Pabellón Real, Alcázar de Jerez de la Frontera	2021			Wikimedia
image	Vista lateral del Alcázar del Rey Don Pedro	2024			Wikimedia