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Castillo de Xiquena
Spain, Spain
Castillo de Xiquena, perched at 760 meters in the Fontanares hamlet northwest of Lorca in Murcia, Spain, emerged during the Nasrid period as a vital Moorish border fortress guarding the frontier between the Kingdom of Castile and Granada's emirate amid intense 13th-15th century skirmishes.
This rugged hilltop ruin, marked by an entry tower and defensive walls, symbolized the volatile no-man's-land of raids and sieges before the 1492 fall of Granada shifted regional power dynamics.
Now a protected cultural site offering sweeping views near the Murcia-Andalucía boundary, it draws explorers to Lorca's remote archaeological heritage.
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30811 Lorca, Murcia, Spain
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