| Almería, Andalusia, Spain | |
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| Municipality | Almería |
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| - Mayor | Luis Rogelio Rodríguez-Comendador Pérez (PP) |
| Area | |
| - Total | 295 km² (113. This is a list of the municipalities in the province of Almería, in the Autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Almería is a province of southern Spain. It is bordered by the provinces of Granada, Murcia, and the Mediterranean Sea. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government The People's Party ( Spanish: Partido Popular, PP) is the main right Political party in Spain. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 23 m (76 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| - Total | 189,798 |
| - Density | 615. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 9/km² (1,595. 3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Almería is the capital of the province of Almería, Spain. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Almería is a province of southern Spain. It is bordered by the provinces of Granada, Murcia, and the Mediterranean Sea. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. It is located in southeastern Spain on the Mediterranean Sea and all its area is an important Mediterranean resort.
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History
The name "Almería" المراية stems from Al-Mariyat: "The Mirror of the Sea", in Arabic. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language
The city was founded by Abd ar-Rahman III of Cordoba, in 955, as a principal harbor in his extensive domain to strengthen his Mediterranean defenses. Abd-ar-Rahman III ( ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh; Arabic: عبد الرحمن الثالث January 11 889 – October The Caliphate of Córdoba (Arabic خلافة قرطبة ruled the Iberian peninsula ( Al-Andalus) and North Africa from the city of Events By Place Europe August 10 — Battle of Lechfeld: Otto I the Great defeats the Magyars, halting
Its Moorish castle, Alcazaba, is the second largest among the Muslim fortresses of Andalusia after the Alhambra. The description Moors has referred to several historic and modern populations of Muslim (and earlier non-Muslim people of Berber and Arab descent An alcazaba (from the Arabic for citadel al-qasbah, القصبة is a Moorish fortification in Spain. Andalusia (Andalucía is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the most populous and the second largest in terms of land area This article is about the Alhambra in Granada Spain For other meanings see Alhambra (disambiguation.
In this period, the port city of Almería reached its historical peak, continuing, after the fragmentation of the Caliphate of Cordoba, under powerful local Muslim taifa emirs like Jairan, the first independent Emir of Almería and Cartagena and Almotacin the poet emir, both fearless warriors but also patrons of the arts. The Caliphate of Córdoba (Arabic خلافة قرطبة ruled the Iberian peninsula ( Al-Andalus) and North Africa from the city of A taifa (from طائفة ṭā'ifa, plural طوائف ṭawā'if) in the history of Iberia was an independent Muslim -ruled principality Cartagena ( is a Spanish Mediterranean city and naval station in the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula in the autonomous community of Region of Murcia A silk industry, based upon plantings of mulberry trees in the hot dry landscape supported Almería in the 11th century and made its strategic harbour an even more valuable prize. Contested by the emirs of Granada and Valencia, Almería suffered many sieges, and one especially fierce when Christians, called to the Second Crusade by Pope Eugene III, were also encouraged to fall upon the Muslim infidel on a more familiar coast. Granada is a city and the capital of the province of Granada, in the autonomous region of Andalusia, Spain. The Christian Kingdom of Valencia, located in the Eastern shore of the Iberian Peninsula, was one of the component realms of the Crown of Aragon. The Second Crusade (1147&ndash1149 was the second major Crusade launched from Europe, called in 1145 in response to the fall of the County of Edessa the Pope
On that occasion Alfonso VII, at the head of mixed forces of Catalans, Genoese, Pisans and Franks led a crusade against the rich city, and Almería was occupied in October 1147. Alfonso VII ( 1 March 1105 &ndash 21 August 1157) called the Emperor, became the King of Galicia in 1111 and King Within a decade it had passed to the control of the puritanical Almoravid emirs, and though its glorious culture was diminished, not until the late 15th century did it fall permanently into Christian hands, surrendered to the Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella, December 26, 1489. The Almoravids, was a Berber dynasty from the Sahara that spread over a wide area of North-Western Africa and the Iberian peninsula during The Catholic Monarchs (los Reyes Católicos is the collective title used in history for Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon Ferdinand II of Aragon the Catholic (Fernando II de Aragón y V de Castilla "el Católico" Ferran II d'Aragó "el Catòlic" Ferrando II d'Aragón Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht.
The 16th century was for Almería a century of natural and human catastrophes, for there were at least four earthquakes— of which the one in 1522 was especially violent— devastating the city. Almería was an Emirate (Muslim kingdom in the Taifa (fragmentation of the Caliphate of Cordoba which had ruled nearly all Iberia in the present south Spanish region An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer The people who had remained Muslim were expelled from Almería after the War of Las Alpujarras in 1568 and scattered across Spain. La Alpujarra (sometimes Las Alpujarras is a mountainous district in Southern Spain, which stretches south from the Sierra Nevada mountains near Granada Landings and attacks by Berber pirates were also frequent in that century, and continued until the early 18th century. Berbers are the indigenous peoples of North Africa west of the Nile Valley. Piracy is Robbery committed at sea or sometimes on shore without a commission from a sovereign Nation (as distinct from Privateering The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system In that time, huge iron mines were discovered and French and British companies came to settle in the area, bringing renewed prosperity and bringing Almería back to a relative importance within Spain.
During the Spanish Civil War the city was shelled by the German navy. The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted Coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of It and Málaga were the last cities to surrender to Francisco Franco's "National Spain" forces. Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde (born December 4, 1892 in Ferrol, died November 20, 1975 in Madrid In the second half of the 20th century, Almería witnessed spectacular economic growth due to tourism and its intensive agriculture, with plants grown year-round in massive 'invernaderos' - plastic-covered intensive farms. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on
After Franco's death and the approval of the new Spanish Constitution, the people of southern Spain were called into referendum to approve an autonomous status for the region. The province of Almeria voted in favour of it and join the newly created autonomous region of Andalusia. Andalusia (Andalucía is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the most populous and the second largest in terms of land area
Demographics
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
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| 2007 |
169,027 |
168,945 | 170,994 | 173,338 | 176,727 | 177,681 |
Source: INE (Spain)
People and culture
Famous natives of Almería include Nicolás Salmerón, who in 1873 was the third president of the First Spanish Republic, and several musicians, like the popular folk singer Manolo Escobar, reputed Flamenco guitar player José Tomás "Tomatito" and Grammy Award winner David Bisbal, record-breaker album seller in America and Spain. Demography is the statistical study of all Populations. It can be a very general science that can be applied to any kind of dynamic population that is one that changes over Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The First Spanish Republic started with the Abdication as King of Spain on February 10 1873, of Amadeo I, following the Hidalgo Manolo Escobar is a famous Spanish singer famous for Que viva España (which sold 6 million of copies David Bisbal (born June 5, 1979) is a Latin Grammy -winning Spanish pop singer Although administratively annexed to the Autonomous Community of Andalucia, in Southern Spain, some people of the province have shown a clear desire for regional autonomy in different referendums. The island effect produced by the geographical situation has made several customs, accents and history different from the rest of the Autonomous Region of Andalucia. Almería hosted the Mediterranean Games in 2005. The Mediterranean Games are a multi-sport games held every four years mainly for nations bordering the Mediterranean Sea, where Europe Africa and Asia meet Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Economy
Almería has an international airport, named Almería International Airport. Almería Airport is located about 10km (625 miles east of the city centre in South-East Spain, in the province of Almería.
Almería has the largest naturist beach in Europe (also surrounded by naturist accommodations) called El Playazo despite current attempts to reduce the naturist extent of it. Naturism or nudism is a cultural and Political movement advocating and defending social Nudity in private and in public. Naturism or nudism is a cultural and Political movement advocating and defending social Nudity in private and in public. Naturism or nudism is a cultural and Political movement advocating and defending social Nudity in private and in public. A great part of Almería's economy is based on agriculture, which is located mainly in the west part of the region. There we can find a sea of plastics, which are in fact green houses which produce tons of fruit and vegetables, more than 70% of the product is exported to the rest of Europe.
Geography
Almería is the driest region in Europe as well as one of the warmest with an average annual temperature of 19 degrees Celsius. The Celsius Temperature scale was previously known as the centigrade scale. Due to its arid landscape, numerous spaghetti westerns were filmed in Almería. Spaghetti Western, also known in some countries in mainland Europe as the Italo-Western, is a nickname for a broad sub-genre of Western According to Christopher Frayling, the author of 'Once Upon A Time in Italy': The Films of Sergio Leone,' some of the sets are still there. Sergio Leone ( January 3, 1929 &ndash April 30, 1989) was an Italian Film director. [1] These sets are located in the desert of Tabernas. The town and region were also used by David Lean in Lawrence of Arabia (1962), John Milius in The Wind and the Lion (1975), and others. Sir David Lean KBE ( 25 March, 1908 &ndash 16 April, 1991) was an English Film director and producer Lawrence of Arabia is a 1962 Epic film based on the life of T John Frederick Milius (born April 11, 1944) is an American Screenwriter, director, and producer of Motion pictures The Wind and the Lion is a 1975 Adventure film. It was directed by John Milius and starred Sean Connery, Candice Bergen, One of Almería's most famous natural spots is the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park. Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park is a nature reserve near Almería, Spain. This park is of volcanic origin, and is the largest and most ecologically significant marine-terrestrial space in the European Western Mediterranean Sea. With one of the most beautiful and ecologically rich coasts of the western Mediterranean and an area of 380 square kilometres it is one of Spain’s natural jewels. The Cabo de Gata Natural Park runs through the municipal areas of Níjar, Almería and Carboneras. Its villages, previously dedicated to fishing, have become tourism spots for those interested in nature. One of the greatest drawcards of the Cabo de Gata Natural Park is its beaches.
Sister cities
Crystal Cave
In 2000, a team of geologists found a cave filled with giant gypsum crystals in an abandoned silver mine near Almería. Navojoa is the fifth-largest city in the northern Mexican state of Sonora and is situated in the southern part of Sonora 608 kilometers (360 miles Sonora is one of the 31 federal states of Mexico and is located in the northwest of the country The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The cavity, which measures 1. 8x1. 7 meters, would be the largest geode ever found. Geodes ( Greek geoides, "earthlike" are geological rock formations which occur in sedimentary and certain Volcanic The entrance of the cave has been blocked by five tons of rocks, and is under police protection (to prevent looters from entering). According to geological models, the cave was formed during the Messinian salinity crisis 6 million years ago, when the Mediterranean sea evaporated and left thick layers of salt sediments (evaporites). The Messinian Salinity Crisis, also referred to as the Messinian Event, is a period when the Mediterranean Sea evaporated partly or completely dry during the Evaporites (iˈvæpəraɪt are water-soluble Mineral sediments that result from the Evaporation of bodies of surficial Water. The cave is currently not accessible to tourists.
Photographs
 Alcazaba - Inner Courtyard |
 Almeria - from Alcazaba |
 Almeria - from Alcazaba |
External links
- Search Almeria Spain information in English & Spanish
- TourSpain Almeria
- (Spanish) Ayuntamiento de Almería
- (Spanish) Almería, Historia y Turismo
- Maps of Almería
- (Spanish) Almería Football Club
- "Almería's History"
- Directory of maps and properties for sale in Almería
- Infomation about Almeria, and Spanish properties for sale in Almería
- Almeriaclips - Videos musicales rodados en Almería - Music videos shot in Almería
- Fiesta, song from The Pogues dedicated to Almería
- (Spanish) Almería - Diputación Provincial de Almería
- Viva Almeria community information & photos
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