Global InformationRibat of Arrifana information
Ribat da Arrifana | |
 Aerial view of Ribat of Arrifana | |
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| Location | Aljezur, Faro (district), Algarve, Portugal |
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| Coordinates | 37°19′14″N 8°52′37″W / 37.32056°N 8.87694°W |
| Type | Excavations |
| History | |
| Founded | 1130 |
| Abandoned | 1151 |
| Cultures | Andalusī |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | since 2001 |
| Archaeologists | Rosa Varela Gomes and Mário Varela Gomes |
| Ownership | Private |
| Public access | Yes |
The Ribat of Arrifana is the archeological site of the remains of a Muslim fortification (ribat) situated in Arrifana, Aljezur municipality, in the Faro District of the Algarve region, Portugal. It was a Muslim coastal fortress built around 1130 and is the only such Muslim fortress to have been identified in Portugal, having been excavated by Portuguese archaeologists since 2001.