When the Muslims entered the region of Andalusia, have set up Islamic Arab civilization that lasted for eight centuries, and it outperformed description in terms of cultural creativity and unique urban still corroborating remain until today embodied in many parameters, including "Alhambra" in Granada.
The city of Granada in the south-east of Spain, protected from the north to the Golan overlooking the Guadalquivir River, to the south by Schnell River, which flows from the mountains of "Sierra Nevada." And away from the sea 70 km, and a height of about between 650 750 m, and moderate Mediterranean climate, with a population of about 241,000 people, mostly worked in agriculture and tourism. The name "Granada" is taken from the word "Granada" Spanish, which means pomegranate trees and fruit, or from the Arab word Granada which means "hill of strangers."
It is known that the Andalusia region is characterized by its Mediterranean climate and moderate Tksh summer and winter, especially in the city of Granada, and enjoy the city agricultural crops, especially olive trees, as well as other crops such as grain, cotton, vegetables, rice and vineyards.
Associated Granada geographic location, which features a private strategy, Valmarj spacious walk into streams and rivers and bunched the orchards was often tempted invaders coming by sea from the east and south Bagthamha. The series of high mountains, in the north, often naturally formed a wall, and a bulwark against attacks
The city of Granada of the most important Spanish cities due to fame university, and airspace cultural and artistic high-end features important, including the "cathedral major" carrying features architecture Gothic, which was held on the ruins of a mosque old city, and in the face located Koranic school built by Yusuf I in the fourteenth century , and still Quranic carvings dominate despite various amendments which have suffered in the eighteenth century.
But the most famous landmarks Granada tourist at all, is "Alhambra" teacher Granada tourist first and that flock annually to more than 2.2 million tourists, and built kings built the Red at a time when Granada stands as the last bastions of Muslims in Andalusia, and hide walls "Alhambra" within a treasure trove of architectural art in turn confirms that Arab civilization in Andalusia has not abandoned savor the beauty and enjoy it.
The "Alhambra", located on a hill in the alloy rim Granada from Antiques Islamic architecture bizarre and rare engineered, with all its inscriptions and beautiful manners walls and doors and windows palaces, a large group consists of palaces, halls and gardens were built in the fourteenth century AD during the reign of Three of the Nasrid kings are: Ismail I, Yusuf I and Mohammed V.
And enabled the group to strong construction Muslims to continue to defend the city for long. The harnessed all the possibilities and materials multiple artists and engineers supervising the construction of the group of plaster and marble, wood and tiles in the implementation of inscriptions as "Alhambra" reverting to implement multiple methods of drilling a prominent and digging gummy or crayon, and was to provide building materials and decoration profound effect on production units architectural The special construction techniques in some areas and the types of artifacts and methods of manufacture, resulting in an architectural marvel yet remain a witness to the Islamic civilization.
And the reasons called by that name, there are those who say: It is derived from the "red brown" They Nasrid who ruled Granada between 1232-1492. And said another reason for the label to the red soil characterized by the plateau which it was built.
Before entering the squares "red palace" visitor will find himself in front of the effect nothing to do with the place onion; Roman-style palace built by Emperor Carlos V. Then pass the visitor walls red Mara Bmihrab small overshadowed by the Christian inscriptions then passes wooden arches leading to the lounge Rayan, a spacious lounge and central roof rectangular pond waters represent a mirror to the beauty of the surrounding walls and decorations.
The shape is repeated twice per red decorations, which breaks any feeling bored during curfew, Valmqsourat arches and columns and forms of water Vskiet exist varied between one place and another. Inside the palace there was a "black lounge" which provide rare Panel is based on 124 columns of bright white marble and surrounding a fountain surrounded by twelve Asda water was coming out of their mouths at specific times and surrounded by channels refer to the four main directions.
It neighborhoods famous in the city of "Granada" neighborhood "miserable" or "Albaicín", the largest slum Ahlgrenatih, the most-preserved nature Andalusian, where still the streets and houses retain character Arab, is located northeast of the city, on a hill separated from the red River Valley Aldaro .
It famous Arab effects in "Granada", "Arabian palace" or school, and was known as Darul Uloom, where the first built by Yusuf year 750 AH / 1349 AD. He has in place a new building, leaving only the mihrab, and there Square door Ramle, which was held in which public concerts Calverosah, and market Granada, which was built in the mid-14 m and remains to this day except doors, and where about two hundred shop for products local craft and cargo silk and metal objects. And the grain market for grain trade with knotted door engraved in held writings muffler, and near the hotel for traders, there are bathrooms on the bank of Arab River Aldaro.
As for museums "Granada" there is the Museum of red, and contains artifacts from remnants of buildings including: the marble plaque chronicling Create Almarstan "hospital" by order of Prince of Abu Abdullah ibn Abi pilgrims year 667 AH / 1269 AD. Silk paintings on each and every one of them red brown logo "no victor but Allah", wooden boards, and a large bowl fountain, mosaic pieces, unit, and gilded wooden panel. And archery House Museum, and the two images of the Catholic monarchs, and the image of Abu Abdullah, the last king of brown and red dagger