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Spain fortress contains mysterious Islamic era keys

The five keys made of metal and bronze were not meant for daily use. (Pic KUNA)
  • One of the keys goes back to the Al-Hambra Palace in Granada, another belongs to a palace from the Andalusian city of Wilma.
  • The five keys made of metal and bronze were not meant for daily use.

DUBAI: Segovia Fortress, one of Spain’s heritage palaces and museums, contains a unique and secretive five keys (The Islamic Keys) made of metal and bronze.

A Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) report said that studies confirm the keys are luxurious and symbolic that were not for daily use, indicating that they reached Segovia as spoils of war after the conquest of Muslim cities in Andalusia during the reign of Mohammad IX in the 15th century.

Studies also indicated that one of the keys goes back to the Al-Hambra Palace in Granada, while another belongs to a palace from the Andalusian city of Wilma bearing an Arabic phrase with the name of the Prophet Mohammad (Peace Be Upon Him).