Almonaster la Real Mosque

The Almonaster la Real Mosque (also known as Mezquita de Almonaster in Spanish) is a former Islamic mosque located in this Spanish municipality in the Province of Huelva, Andalusia. It was built during the Caliphate of Córdoba, between the 9th and 10th centuries, inside the castle of Almonaster, on the remains of a Visigothic basilica of the 6th century, whose materials were reused. After the Christian Reconquest, it was converted into a chapel, under the patronage of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, and since then it has been the site of Catholic worship.

It is a historical and artistic site of exceptional value, being the only Andalusian mosque that has been preserved almost intact in Spain in a rural area, preserving to this day the sobriety and seclusion typical of these buildings. With Roman, Caliphal and Christian elements, it was declared a National Monument on June 3, 1931, protected generically by the decree of April 22, 1949 and by Law 16/85 on Spanish Historical Heritage. Today it combines its religious function with that of a cultural center.