Loja (, formerly Loxa, is a town in southern Spain, situated at the western limit of the province of Granada. It is surrounded by the so-called Sierra de Loja, of which the highest peak, Sierra Gorda, stands 1,671 metres above sea-level. Loja has sometimes been identified with the ancient Ilipula, or with the Lacibi of Pliny and Ptolemy. It is unknown when Loja was first captured by the Moors; most likely this happened in the 8th century.