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The Albaicín district is located on one of the three ridges on which the city of Granada was built, with a view of the Alhambra. Not only because of its well-known view of this important city castle (kasbah), but also because of the many small streets between the mostly whitewashed houses, the Albaicín is one of the city's sights. It is the oldest district of Granada in Spain. Its origins date back to the late antique, pre-Moorish settlement of Ilíberis, with remains of the wall suggesting that it was already settled in the times of the Iberians and Romans.
It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1994.