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Moorish Tower (Torre del Moro)

Diputación de Málaga
Torre del Moro 3. Benaoján

Moorish Tower (Torre del Moro)

Zip Code 29370
Monuments and Art > The Tower and The Fortified Building

The Torre del Moro is one of the most emblematic monuments of Benaoján. It was built by the Muslims to control the important passage of the Guadiaro Valley, as well as to serve as a refuge in case of attack on the inhabitants of the nearby farmhouse, known as Abcegina or Ocegina, from which Sexima derives and the true name of the tower , Sexima Tower. Currently only one of the walls of the tower remains standing.

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