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Loja, Spain

Loja is a town in the province of Granada in southern Spain, on the Genil River west of the city of Granada. A fortress of the Nasrid Emirate of Granada guarding the western approach to its capital, it resisted a Castilian siege in 1482 but was taken by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1486, a key step in the conquest of Granada.

Loja, Spain
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