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Calatrava

fortress in Ciudad Real that gave its name to a military orderfortaleza de Ciudad Real que dio nombre a una orden militar

Comes from Arabic

قَلْعَة رَبَاح

qalʿat rabāḥ

“the castle of Rabāḥ (a personal name)”«el castillo de Rabāḥ (nombre de persona)»

Arabic today says

قَلْعَة رَبَاح

qalʿat rabāḥ

And it still does

Root

ق ل ع

q-l-ʿ

The article

It came in without the article.

The story

The Order of Calatrava, founded in 1158 to defend this fortress, thus bears an Arabic name.La Orden de Calatrava, fundada en 1158 para defender esta fortaleza, lleva así un nombre árabe.

In a sentence

Las ruinas de Calatrava la Vieja están junto al Guadiana.

The ruins of Calatrava la Vieja stand beside the Guadiana.

تَقَع أَطْلَال قَلْعَة رَبَاح القَدِيمَة عَلَى ضِفَّة وَادِي آنَة.

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