The Pamplona fortress of Sajrat Qays. Proposal of its localisation in San Quiriaco (in the Etxauri valley)
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Abstract
The fortress in Pamplona known as Sajrat Qays in the Muslim chronicles of the 9th and 10th centuries has still not been localised. The intention of this article is to situate that fortress in the current emplacement of San Quiriaco, on the rocks of Etxauri or Sarbil. It is intended to conciliate both analysis and documental review, both of the news provided by Muslim authors and of modern documentation, with geographical, archaeological and toponymic data. Also included are the opinions of the authors who have dealt with the emplacement of Sajrat Qays and we suggest this new hypothesis of emplacement.
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Early Middle Ages, Late antiquity, Early medieval fortresses, Medieval archaeology, Hagiology, Castleology, Etxauri Valley, Kingdom of Pamplona