The Guadalquivir is the second longest river in Spain (after the Tagus). The name comes from the Arabic word Wadi al-Kebir, the big river. The river was called Betis from Pre-Roman times to the Al-Andalus period. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (921x696, 133 KB) Río Guadalquivir a su paso por Córdoba (España). ... Location within Europe, Spain and Andalusia Córdoba, the Roman bridge and the Mosque-Cathedral View across the old Roman bridge towards the Mezquita Interior court of the Mezquita Córdoba is a city in Andalucía, southern Spain, and the capital of the province of Córdoba. ... A watershed is a region of land where water drains downhill into a specified body of water, such as a river, lake, sea, ocean or wetland. ... The source of a river or stream may be a lake, a spring, or a collection of headwaters. ... In hydrology, the discharge of a river is the volume of water transported by it in a certain amount of time. ... Seville (Spanish: Sevilla, see also different names) is the artistic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain, crossed by the river Guadalquivir (37° 22′38″N, 5° 59′13″W). ... A watershed is a region of land where water drains downhill into a specified body of water, such as a river, lake, sea, ocean or wetland. ... The Murray River in Australia. ... View over Tejo River from Almourol Castle in Portugal (May 2005). ... Arabic (; , less formally, ) is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... Real Betis Balompié are a Spanish football club in Sevilla that was founded in 1907. ...

It has a length of 657 kilometers and drains an area of about 58,000 square kilometers. It begins at Sierra de Cazorla, passes through Córdoba and Seville and ends in the village of Bonanza, near the town of Sanlucar de Barrameda, flowing into the Gulf of Cadiz (Atlantic Ocean). The marshy lowlands at the river's end are known as "Las Marismas". It borders Doñana National Park reserve. Location within Europe, Spain and Andalusia Córdoba, the Roman bridge and the Mosque-Cathedral View across the old Roman bridge towards the Mezquita Interior court of the Mezquita Córdoba is a city in Andalucía, southern Spain, and the capital of the province of Córdoba. ... Seville (Spanish: Sevilla, see also different names) is the artistic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain, crossed by the river Guadalquivir (37° 22′38″N, 5° 59′13″W). ... The Bonanza logo was superimposed upon a map of a wild west frontier area. ... Sanlúcar de Barrameda is a Spanish city in the northwestern part of the Cadiz province. ... The term Gulf of Cadiz refers to the coastal part of the Atlantic Ocean between, roughly, the Portugese city of Faro and the Spanish city of Cádiz. ... Freshwater marsh in Florida In geography, a marsh is a type of wetland, featuring grasses, rushes, reeds, typhas, sedges, and other herbaceous plants (possibly with low-growing woody plants) in a context of shallow water. ... Doñana National Park (Parque Nacional de Doñana), also called Coto de Doñana, is a national park and wildlife refuge in southwestern Spain. ...

The Guadalquivir river is the only navigable river in Spain. Currently it is navigable up as far as Seville, but in Roman times it was navigable to Córdoba. There are several traditions of navigation. ... The Roman Forum was the central area around which ancient Rome developed. ...

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• More information from the United Nations Environmental Program.