Molino de la Albolafia

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Molino de la Albolafia (Mill of the Albolafia)
Avenida del Alcázar
Córdoba, September 2023

“The Albolafia, also known as the Molino de la Albolafia in Spanish (Mill of the Albolafia), is a medieval noria (or waterwheel) along the Guadalquivir River in the historic center of Córdoba, Spain. It is one of several historic watermills of Cordoba and is located close to the Roman Bridge and to the Christian Alcazar. It is commonly believed to date from the Islamic era of the city, though its exact origins are uncertain. According to Spanish scholar Felix Hernández Giménez, the name Albolafia, with an Arabic meaning equivalent to ‘good luck’ or ‘good health’, came from an architect called Abu l-Afiya who renovated and improved the noria in the 12th century. The word noria, in turn, is derived from Arabic nā‘ūra (ناعورة), which comes from the Arabic verb meaning to ‘groan’ or ‘grunt’, in reference to the sound it made when turning.” (Albolafia, Wikipedia)