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Granada province
Granada province

Granada is a province of southern Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is bordered by the provinces of Málaga, Córdoba, Jaén, Albacete, Murcia, Almería, and the Mediterranean Sea. Its capital is Granada. Image File history File links Provmap-granada. ... In addition to its seventeen autonomous communities, Spain is divided into fifty provinces. ... Autonomous communities of Spain. ... Motto: Andalucía por sí, para España y la humanidad (Andalusia by herself, for Spain, and for humankind) Capital Seville Official language(s) Spanish Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 2nd  87,268 km²  17. ... Málaga province The Province of Málaga (Spanish Provincia de Málaga) is located on the southern coast of Spain, in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia. ... Cordoba province Córdoba is a province of southern Spain, in the north-central part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. ... Jaén province Jaén is a province of southern Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. ... Albacete province Albacete is a province of central Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha. ... Capital Murcia Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 9th  11 313 km²  2,2% Population  â€“ Total (2003)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked 10th  1 226 993  2,9%  108,46/km² Demonym  â€“ English  â€“ Spanish  Murcian  murciano/a Statute of Autonomy June 9, 1982 ISO 3166-2 MU Parliamentary representation  â€“ Congress seats  â€“ Senate... Almería province Almería is a province of southern Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. ... Composite satellite image of the Mediterranean Sea. ... Coordinates: Country Spain Autonomous community Andalusia Settled since 7th century BC Area  - City 88 km²  (34 sq mi) Elevation 738 m (2,421. ...


Its area is 12,635 km². Its population is 818,959 (2002), of whom about 30% live in the capital, and its population density is 64.82/km² It contains 168 municipalities. To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 10,000 km² and 100,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ...


There are Roman Catholic cathedrals at Granada and Guadix. The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Guadix, a city of southern Spain, in the province of Granada; on the left bank of the river Guadix, a sub-tributary of the Guadiana Menor, and on the Madrid-Valdepeñas-Almería railway. ...


The tallest mountain in continental Spain, Mulhacén, is located in Granada. It measures 3,481 m. Mulhacén is the highest mountain in continental Spain and in the Iberian Peninsula. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 1 km and 10 km (103 and 104 m). ...


Granada shares the Sierra Nevada National Park (in the Sierra Nevada mountain range) with Almería province. The Parque Nacional Sierra Nevada (known as the Sierra Nevada National Park in English) is located in Spain. ... Situation of Sierra Nevada in the Iberian Peninsula. ...


Although slightly too far east to catch the floods of British tourists coming to the Costa del Sol via Málaga, Granada brings in a number of tourists with its Moorish architecture and famous Alhambra. In the winter the mountains of the Sierra Nevada play host to a small but thriving ski industry; these are Europe's most southerly ski resorts. The Costa del Sol is a region which comprises the coastal towns and communities in the Málaga province, along the Mediterranean coastline. ... Location of Málaga Municipality Málaga Government  - Mayor Francisco de la Torre Prados Area  - City 385. ... For the terrain type see Moor Moors is used in this article to describe the medieval Muslim inhabitants of al-Andalus and the Maghreb, whose culture is often called Moorish. For other meanings look at Moors (Meaning) or Blackamoors. ... The Alhambra (Arabic: الحمراء = Al-Ħamrā; literally the red) is a palace and fortress complex of the Moorish monarchs of Granada, in southern Spain (known as Al-Andalus when the fortress was constructed), occupying a hilly terrace on the south-eastern border of the city of Granada. ... Situation of Sierra Nevada in the Iberian Peninsula. ... A shaped, twin-tip alpine ski. ... St. ...


See also

This is a list of the municipalities in the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. ...

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Provinces: Almería | Cádiz | Córdoba | Granada | Huelva | Jaén | Málaga | Sevilla

Coordinates: 37°15′N, 3°15′W Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


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Granada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1309 words)
Granada (Arabic: غرناطة) is a city and the capital of the province of Granada, in the autonomous region of Andalusia, Spain.
At the 2003 census, the population of the city of Granada proper was 237,663, and the population of the entire urban area was estimated to be 450,439, ranking as the 13th-largest urban area of the Spanish Kingdom.
Thus the city of Granada became the seat of the Nasrid sultanate (until 1238) and kingdom (from 1238), one of the longest-lasting Islamic dynasties in the history of al-Andalus.
Granada (province) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (235 words)
Granada is a province of southern Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia.
It is bordered by the provinces of Málaga, Córdoba, Jaén, Albacete, Murcia, Almería, and the Mediterranean Sea.
Granada shares the Parque Nacional Sierra Nevada (in the Sierra Nevada mountain range) with Almería province.
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