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 | | The river Darro, which foams through a deep ravine on the north, divides the plateau from the Albaicin district of Granada; the Assabica valley, containing the Alhambra Park, on the west and south, and beyond this valley the almost parallel ridge of Monte Mauror, separate it from the Antequeruela district. |
 | | The name Alhambra, signifying in Arabic " the red," is probably derived from the color of the sun-dried tapia, or bricks made of fine gravel and clay, of which the outer walls are built. |
 | | The Moorish portion of the Alhambra resembles many medieval Christian strongholds in its threefold arrangement as a castle, a palace and a residential annexe for subordinates. |
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