Generalife

Generalife
The Patio de la Acequia
LocationGranada, Andalucía, Spain
Built14th century
Governing bodyMinistry of Culture
Official nameAlhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada
TypeCultural
Criteriai, iii, iv
Designated1984 (8th session)
1994 (18th session – Extension)
Reference no.314
RegionEurope

The Generalife (Spanish pronunciation: [xe.ne.ɾa.ˈli.fe]; Arabic: جَنَّة الْعَرِيف, romanizedJannat al-‘Arīf) was a summer palace and country estate of the Nasrid rulers of the Emirate of Granada in Al-Andalus. It is located directly east of and uphill from the Alhambra palace complex in Granada, Spain.