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Madinat Al-Zahra

Also known as Caliphate City of Medina Azaharaa, Conjunto Arqueológico Madinat Al-Zahra, Delimitación de Madinat al-Zahra, Medina Azahara, Medina zahara, مدينة الزهراء

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Madinat Al-Zahra is about 9 km west of Córdoba. The nearest other World Heritage site is historic centre of Córdoba, about 8 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Córdoba · about 321,000 peopleabout 9 km east
  • Jaén · about 116,000 peopleabout 95 km east
  • Linares · about 60,000 peopleabout 110 km east
  • Seville · about 1,212,000 peopleabout 110 km south-west
  • Málaga · about 550,000 peopleabout 140 km south
  • Granada‎ · about 388,000 peopleabout 140 km south-east
Madinat Al-ZahraCórdobahistoric centre of Córdoba5 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Madinat Al-Zahra and the 5 nearest World Heritage siteshistoric centre of Córdoba1Antequera Dolmens Site2Seville Cathedral and Alcázar3Úbeda and Baeza4Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín5Madinat Al-Zahra
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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