Alhambra Al Andalus, in an attempt to preserve the small Jewish settlement also located on the natural plateau, Sabikah Hill. Ibn Nasr, the founder of the Nasrid Dynasty, was forced to flee to Jaén to avoid persecution by King Ferdinand III of Castile and the Reconquista supporters working to end Spain's Moorish rule. After retreating to Granada, Ibn-Nasr took up residence at the Palace of Badis ben Habus in the Alhambra. A few months later, he embarked on the construction of a new Alhambra fit for the residence of a sultan. According to an Arabic manuscript since published as the "Anónimo
Alhambra, Illinois Alhambra, Illinois Alhambra is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 681 at the 2010 census. Alhambra is part of the Metro-East region of the St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. Alhambra was laid out in 1849. The name was inspired by "Tales of the Alhambra" by Washington Irving. The first cooperative soybean processing unit in Illinois, the Alhambra Grain & Feed Co., was located in Alhambra, Illinois. It began full production on March 1, 1945. Alhambra is located at (38.888614, -89.732616). According to the 2010 census, Alhambra has a total area of , of which