[1] Provided not only with walls and towers but also with squares, houses, and a mosque, it was to be the seat of the local government, commanding the city and the nearby sea.

The first enclosure is separated by the second one by the so-called Muro de la Vela ("Wall of the Sail"), taking its name from a bell that warned the population in case of events such as the arrival of a ship in the port, danger, fires etc.

After the Christian reconquest of Almería, the Catholic monarchs Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon had a castle built in the most elevated sector of the town, more apt to resist the new gunpowder artillery.

The Alcazaba has been used to film Conan the Barbarian,[3] Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade,[4][5] Never Say Never Again,[6] and most recently Wonder Woman 1984,[7][8][9] as well as the syndicated TV series Queen of Swords used the inner courtyard and gardens.

[11] The sixth season of the TV series Game of Thrones was shot in locations from Andalusia to Catalonia, including the Muralla de Jayrán,[12] and the Alcazaba fortress, which is the capital of Dorne, the kingdom of the House Martell.