Generalife
| Generalife | |
|---|---|
The Patio de la Acequia | |
| Location | Granada, Andalucía, Spain |
| Built | 14th century |
| Governing body | Ministry of Culture |
| Official name | Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, iii, iv |
| Designated | 1984 (8th session) 1994 (18th session – Extension) |
| Reference no. | 314 |
| Region | Europe |
The Generalife (Spanish pronunciation: [xe.ne.ɾa.ˈli.fe]; Arabic: جَنَّة الْعَرِيف, romanized: Jannat 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.