 The inhabitants of Ilbira remained clients of the Berber Sinhaya and the Zirids until the capital of the Cora of Elvira was transferred to the Albayzín hill.The neighborhood had its greatest influence at the time of the Nasrids.The Albaicín maintains the urban layout of the Moorish period, with narrow streets winding in an intricate network that extends from the top at "San Nicolás" and through Calle Elvira, both located in Plaza Nueva, by the course of the river Darro.