Almería province

Almería is a province of southern Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is bordered by the provinces of Granada, Murcia, and the Mediterranean Sea. Its capital is Almería. Province locator map of Almeria (created by Montrealais) File links The following pages link to this file: Almería (province) Categories: GFDL images ... In addition to its seventeen autonomous communities, Spain is divided into fifty provinces. ... Spains fifty provinces (provincias) are grouped into seventeen autonomous communities (comunidades aut nomas), in addition to two African autonomous cities (ciudades aut nomas) (Ceuta and Melilla). ... Motto: Dominator Hercules Fundator Andalucía por sí, para España y la humanidad (Andalusia for herself, for Spain, and for humanity) Capital Seville Area  – Total  – % of Spain Ranked 2nd  87 268 km²  17,2% Population  – Total (2003)  – % of Spain  – Density Ranked 1st  7 478 432  17,9%  85,70/km² Demonym... Granada is a province of southern Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. ... Capital Murcia Area  – Total  – % of Spain Ranked 9th  11 313 km²  2,2% Population  – Total (2003)  – % of Spain  – Density Ranked 10th  1 226 993  2,9%  108,46/km² Demonym  – English  – Spanish  Murcian  murciano/a Statute of Autonomy June 19, 1982 ISO 3166-2 MU Parliamentary representation  – Congress seats  – Senate... The Mediterranean Sea is a part of the Atlantic Ocean almost completely enclosed by land, on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. ... Almería (2003 pop. ...

Its area is 8,769 km². Its population is 546,499 (2002) with a density of 62.32/km². It contains 101 municipalities. (Redirected from 1 E9 m2) To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 1,000 km² and 10,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ...

Europe's only desert is found in Almería, as is part of the Parque Nacional de Sierra Nevada (in the Sierra Nevada mountain range), which it shares with Granada province. World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... The Sierra Nevada, meaning snowy range in Spanish, is a mountain range in the region of Andalusia in Spain. ...

The desert landscape and climate that characterises part of the province have made it an ideal setting for Western films, especially during the 1960s. Because of the demand for these locations, quite a number of Western towns were built near the Desert of Tabernas (http://www.dipalme.org/servicios/informacion/Informacion.nsf/referencia/Patronato+Provincial+de+Turismo+Turismo+PT-CINE-POBLADOS-ING). Films such as The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and A Fistful of Dollars were shot here. Broncho Billy Anderson, from The Great Train Robbery The Western movie is one of the classic American film genres. ... The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo) is a 1966 Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood (the Good), Lee van Cleef (the Bad), and Eli Wallach (the Ugly). ... Per un pugno di dollari (A Fistful of Dollars) is a 1964 film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood. ...

The most important economic activity is greenhouse farming. Millions of tons of vegetables are exported to Europe and other parts of the world each year. Tourism is also a key sector of the economy, due to the sunny weather and attractive areas such as Roquetas de Mar, Aguadulce, Almerimar, Vera or Cabo de Gata.

The principal industrial activity is in the Macael (Comarca del Marmol) canteras marble quarrying area in the Sierra de los Filabres region from Macael Viejo to Chercos , Lijar & Cobdar which produce in excess of 1.3 million tons . The Cantoria , Fines , Olula del Rio and Purchena area of the Alto Almanzora valley is fast becoming the regional megalopolis through high imports and exports and employment in local, national and international marble processing . All the tourist accommodations and construction throughout coastal Spain has driven high demand and brought huge modernisation . Small pueblos of agriculturalists have given rise to computer generated machining factories . Interesting and unique species of domestic animals native to the Alto Almanzora are in process of extinction but the rich customs and Fiestas of the denizens retain links deep into the past ,unto the Moors, the Romans, the Greeks,and the Phoenicians . The area was re-populated following the Re-Conquista of the 1490's but the pueblos retain interesting roots because of the fame of the marmoles de macael even back to the native empire of the Tartessians. Marble This page is about the metamorphic rock. ... A depiction of an ancient moor Moors is used in this article to describe the medieval Puslim inhabitants of al-Andaloosh (the Siberian Peninsula including the present day Pain and Portstout) and the Mongol, whose culture is often called Boorish. Possible origins of the Name The name derives from the... Ancient Rome was a civilization that existed in Europe between 753 BC and its downfall in AD 476. ... Phoenicia was an ancient civilization in the north of ancient Canaan, with its heartland along the coastal plain of what is now Lebanon and Syria. ...

The German-Spanish Calar Alto Astronomical Observatory (http://www.caha.es/) is one of the most important observatories of Spain. France's Michelin tire operates a research center in Cabo de Gata (http://www.parquenatural.com/) and in Tabernas there is a solar energy research center (PSA (http://www.psa.es/)). Michelin logo Michelin (full name: Manufacture Française des Pneumatiques Michelin, French manufacturer of tyres Michelin), based in Clermont-Ferrand, France in the Auvergne région of France, is primarily a tyre (In American English, tire) manufacturer but is also famous for its series of travel guides and road maps...

The principle river is Rio Andarax (Andarax River), which is located near Granada in the Alpujarras. The Beninar presure (http://www.almeriware.net/almediam/images/Fotografia/Humedales/Humedales_002.htm), which is located near to Darrical (http://www.turismoenlaalpujarra.com/es/nuestrospueblos/alcolea.html), gives part of the water needed in the production in greenhouses.

During the taifa era, it was ruled by the Slavic Banu al-Amiri from 1012 to 1038, briefly annexed by Valencia (1038-1041), then given by Zaragoza to the Banu Sumadih dynasty until its conquest by the Almoravids in 1091. Some centuries later, it became part of the kingdom of Granada. The term taifa in the history of Iberia refers to an Islamic independent city-state with its supporting surrounding region, an emirate or petty kingdom, of which a number formed in Al-Andalus after the final collapse of the Umayyad caliphate of Córdoba in 1031. ... Events Mael Morda starts a rebellion against Brian Boru in Ireland, which would eventually end in 1014 at the Battle of Clontarf. ... Events Births Deaths Aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury Alhazen, Arabian mathematician August 15 - Hungary Categories: 1038 ... The Hemispheric at the Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències by Santiago Calatrava, Valencia, Spain. ... Events Births Deaths Aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury Alhazen, Arabian mathematician August 15 - Hungary Categories: 1038 ... Events December 10 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V. Births Deaths December 10 - Michael IV, Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire Categories: 1041 ... Zaragoza (frequently Saragossa in English; Latin Caesaraugusta) is the capital city of the autonomous region and former kingdom of Aragón in Spain, and is located on the river Ebro, and its tributaries the Huerva and Gállego, near the centre of the region, in a great valley with a variety of... The Banu Sumadih were an Islamic dynasty that ruled Almeria in Spain in the 11th century, subordinate to Zaragoza, until it was conquered by the Almoravids. ... Almoravides (From Arabic المرابطون sing. ... Events Henry, son of William I attempted a coup against his brothers but failed to seize the English throne. ... The City of Granada Alhambra, Courtyard of the Lions Granada is a city and the capital of the province of Granada, in Spain. ...

See List of municipalities in Almería This is a list of the municipalities in the province of Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. ...