 A more likely hypothesis is that the name of Albaicín derives from Arabic (, 'the miserable' [plural]).The Albaicín, one of the oldest centers of Muslim culture in Granada, contains the Alhambra, the "Realejo" (which was the Jewish quarter), and the "Arrabal de Bib-Arrambla", in the flat part of the city.Before the Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula there were three small settlements in what is now the city of Granada and its surroundings