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[[Image:Alhambra.jpg|thumb|right|400px|The [[Alhambra]] and the Sierra Nevada mountains]]
[[File:Granade San Jerónimo Church.jpg|thumb|140px|San Jerónimo Church.]]
'''Granada''' is an ancient [[city]] and the [[capital]] of the [[province]] of [[Granada]] located in [[Andalusia]], [[Spain]].
'''Granada''' is an ancient [[city]] and the [[capital]] of the [[province]] of [[Granada]] located in [[Andalusia]], [[Spain]].
It is noted for being the site of the [[Alhambra]] [[palace]], a [[Moor]]ish [[citadel]] which dominates the city.
It is noted for being the site of the [[Alhambra]] [[palace]], a [[Moor]]ish [[citadel]] which dominates the city.
After being besieged by the Castilian forces of [[Ferdinand and Isabella]], the the last Muslim leader, Muhammad XII surrendered the city on January 2, 1492. This marked the end of Muslim rule in the Iberian [[peninsula]].
After being besieged by the Castilian forces of [[Ferdinand and Isabella]], the the last Muslim leader, Muhammad XII surrendered the city on January 2, 1492. This marked the end of Muslim rule in the Iberian [[peninsula]].
[[Image:Alhambra.jpg|thumb|center|600px|The [[Alhambra]] and the Sierra Nevada mountains]]
[[Category:Spanish Cities and Towns]]
[[Category:Spanish Cities and Towns]]