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Abatel: The neighbourhood of Abatel is a multi-coloured patchwork of cave houses, built in higgledy-piggledy fashion in the sides of the hills "Cerrillo de la Horca" and Abatel, a name of Arab origin which signifies "Place of Punishment". In fact until as late as 1502 the Constable of Navarra had a set gallows maintained there. To the far east rises the Chapel of Sts. Peter and Paul, built in the 1970's

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The Alcazaba (Citadel): This neighbourhood consists of the buildings surrounding the citadel, overlooking the Plaza Mayor, and those which skirt along the Rambla del Carrizal. Here, until the 1950's there ran a small working mill, known as "el Molinete". A bridge once joined the neighbourhood to Plaza Mayor, although it no longer exists due to construction in the 1950's.

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La Alhanda: Not a neighbourhood as such but a series of houses next to la Vereda la Zarola, an extension of the neighbourhood of El Lugar. Most of the land in the area is made up of little allotments now semi-abandoned due to the the steep incline of the land.

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Arraz Montarit: This little neighbourhood lies at the heart of Zújar and is very old. The whole neighbourhood preserves a distinct Moorish feel due to its narrow twisting streets and wealth of small alley-ways. Their hidden nooks and crannies are surrounded by the whitewashed walls of the houses from whose balconies flourish a myriad of plants and flowers. The neighbourhood contains excellent examples of traditional 18th and 19th Century houses.

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Barrio del Angel: With the Christian Re-conquest it became part of a consecrated area and in the 16th Century the Chapel to which the neighbourhood owes its name - no longer in existence - was constructed. The neighbourhood began to expand in the middle of the 20th Century and most of its buildings are less than 25 years old.

 

Bogarra Alto: A small but expanding neighbourhood. It gets its name from the place of the same name upon which it is built.

 

Bogarra Bajo: Located at the town's outskirts, this is the name given to a group of modern buildings lying to the south of the Calle Parada Herrero road (previously Camino del Picón) and to the east of the Calle de la Fuente del Piojo road.

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Caño Jorge: Consisting of both the old stone fountain and the surrounding neighbourhood it is made up of a mixture of old Moorish alleys and more recently developed streets.

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Capallón: This neighbourhood is made up of four very different areas: Capallón Bajo: buildings which follow the old road from Santa Cruz; Capallón Alto: an area with a viewpoint affording magnificent views of the landscape ; San Marcos: a collection of buildings and caves looking onto the Rambla de Zújar, and the Eras de San Marcos: a series of homes surrounding a square recently constructed around a chapel.

 

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El Lugar: One of the oldest neighbourhoods in Zújar. The neighbourhood, Moorish in style, is made up of small, winding streets and whitewashed houses, with the typical balconies full of flowers and sweet smelling plants. At one end can be found one of the oldest remaining fountains : el caño de San Leandro.

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El Nogueral: A recently constructed and scarsely populated neighbourhood. In full scale development, lies the area of the same name. To the south rises the Municipal College of Music, which occupies the buildings of a slaughterhouse built in the 1980īs and which ceased operation in the 1990's.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
   
 

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