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Alcazaba
Alcazaba. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Alcazaba is a mountain in Spain. Standing at 3,369 m (11,053 ft), it is the third highest mountain of the Sierra Nevada range and the fifth in the Iberian Peninsula. The impressive north face can be seen from the town of Granada. The name Alcazaba derives from the word "fortification" in Arabic.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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