Málaga is a port city in Andalucia, southern Spain, on the Costa del Sol coast of the Mediterranean. Seaport, a painting by Claude Lorrain, 1638 A port is a facility at the edge of an ocean, river, or lake for receiving ships and transferring cargo and persons to them. ... Motto: Dominator Hercules Fundator Andaluc a por s , para Espa a y la humanidad (Andalusia for herself, for Spain, and for humanity) Capital Seville Area  - total  - % of Spain Ranked 2nd 87 268 km 17,2% Population  - Total (2003)  - % of Spain  - Density Ranked 1st 7 478 432 17,9% 85,70... The Costa del Sol is made up of the coastal towns and communities in the western part of Málaga province in the south of Spain, in the autonomous region of Andalusia. ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ...

Overview

Málaga is the capital of the Spanish province of the same name. Population of the city of Málaga proper was 547,000 as of 2003 estimates. Population of the urban area was 716,000 as of 2000 estimates. Population of the metropolitan area (urban area plus satellite towns) was 1,019,000 as of 2003 estimates, ranking as the fifth largest metropolitan area in Spain. Malaga is surrounded by mountains, and two rivers, the Guadalmedina and the Guadalhorce, flow near the city into the Mediterranean. 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large city and its adjacent zone of influence, or of several neighboring cities or towns and adjoining areas, with one or more large cities serving as its hub or hubs. ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ...

The inner city of Málaga is just behind the harbour. The quarters of El Perchel, La Trinidad and Lagunillas surround this centre. The city has much revenue from the agricultural sector and from tourism. The painter Pablo Picasso, the 19th-century Spanish politician Antonio Canovas del Castillo, and the actor Antonio Banderas were born in Málaga. A young Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso, formally Pablo Ruiz Picasso, (October 25, 1881 – April 8, 1973) was one of the recognized masters of 20th century art. ... Mask of Zorro cover Antonio Banderas IPA: (  listen) (born August 10, 1960), born José Antonio Domínguez Bandera, is a Spanish actor born in Málaga. ...

History

The Phoenicians founded the city Malaka here, in about 1000 BCE. The name Malaka is probably derived from the Phoenician word for salt because fish was salted near the harbour; in other Semitic languages the word for salt is still Hebrew מלח mélaḥ or Arabic ملح milḥ. 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. ... Phoenician was a language originally spoken in the coastal region of what is now Lebanon. ... The Semitic languages are the northeastern subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic languages, and the only family of this group spoken in Asia. ... The Modern Hebrew language is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family. ... Arabic (العربية) is a Semitic language, closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ...

About seven centuries later, the Romans conquered the city along with the other Spanish areas of Carthago. From the 5th century CE it was under the rule of the Visigoths. In the 8th century, Spain was conquered by the Moors, and the city became an important centre of trade. During this time, the city was called Mālaqah (Arabic مالقة). At a late stage of the reconquista, the reconquering of Spain, Málaga became Christian again, in 1487. The Roman Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Roman polity in the centuries following its reorganization under the leadership of Caesar Augustus. ... This article is about the ancient city-state of Carthage in North Africa. ... The Visigoths, originally Tervingi, or Vesi (the noble ones), one of the two main branches of the Goths (of which the Ostrogothi were the other), were one of the loosely-termed Germanic peoples that disturbed the late Roman Empire. ... Moors is used in this article to describe the medieval Muslim inhabitants of al-Andalus (the Iberian Peninsula including the present day Spain and Portugal) and the Maghreb, whose culture is often called Moorish. Origins of the Name Juba II king of Mauretania The name derives from the ancient Berber... Arabic (العربية) is a Semitic language, closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... For other uses, see Reconquista (Disambiguation). ... The term Christian means belonging to Christ and is derived from the Greek noun Χριστός Khristós which means anointed one, which is itself a translation of the Hebrew word Moshiach (Hebrew: משיח, also written Messiah), (and in Arabic it is pronounced Maseeh مسيح). ... Events Richard Fox becomes Bishop of Exeter. ...

Málaga underwent fierce bombing by the Italian and Nationalist air forces during the Spanish Civil War in 1936. Tourism on the adjacent Costa del Sol boosted the city's economy in the 1960s. Nationalism is an ideology that creates and sustains a nation as a concept of a common identity for groups of humans. ... An air force is a military organization that primarily operates in air-based war. ... History of Spain Series -Timeline -Prehistoric Spain -Roman Spain -Visigothic Spain -Medieval Spain -Moorish Spain -Age of Reconquest -Age of Expansion -Age of Enlightenment -Reaction and Revolution -First Spanish Republic -The Restoration -Second Spanish Republic -Spanish Civil War -The Dictatorship -Modern Spain Topics -Economic History -Military History -Social History The... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Costa del Sol is made up of the coastal towns and communities in the western part of Málaga province in the south of Spain, in the autonomous region of Andalusia. ... Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around the world. ...

Tourism

The city is a very popular tourist destination and as such has large numbers of visitors each year. There are various very cheap charter flights to and from Málaga from cities like Amsterdam and London. Many people come to appreciate the good weather and fine beaches of the Costa del Sol. Amsterdam Location Country The Netherlands Province North Holland Population 739,295 (1 January 2005) Coordinates 4°89E - 52°37N Website www. ... The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben A red double-decker bus crosses Piccadilly Circus. ...

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A beautiful walk leads up the hill to the castle, which is called the Castillo de Gibralfaro (Parador). From here there is a very beautiful view over the city, as the pictures show. The castle is next to the Alcazaba, which in turn is next to the inner city of Málaga. By taking the Paseo del Parque, a promenade that runs alongside a park with many palm trees and statues, one can walk from the Alcazaba to the harbour.

Sights in Málaga

• Alcazaba (Arabic fortress)
• Gibralfaro Castle
• Harbour, one of the most important in Spain.
• The Picasso Foundation - Native Home Museum of Picasso (http://www.fundacionpicasso.es/en/index.html)
• Museo Picasso Málaga (http://www.museopicassomalaga.org/)
• CAC Málaga (museum of modern art) (http://www.cacmalaga.org/00-ig.htm)
• Museo Interactivo de la Música (MIMMA) (http://www.musicaenaccion.com/)
• Museo Municipal (city museum).
• Museo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares (Arts and People's Traditions Museum)
• Cathedral of the Encarnation, neoclasical, in the inner city.
• Palacio Episcopal (Bishop's Palace in the inner city)
• Iglesia del Sagrario (Church in the inner city)
• Iglesia Parroquial de Santiago (St. Jacob Church in the inner city)
• Palacio de los Condes de Buenavista (palace in the inner city)
• Plaza de Toros (bullring)

External Links

• Information on Malaga (http://www.spanishcourses.info/cities/6_malaga_EN.asp)
• http://www.andalucia.com/cities/malaga/home.htm
• Malaga Tourist Information (http://www.malagaholidays.com/)
• University of Málaga (http://www.uma.es/)
• Malaga Guide (http://www.malaga-costa-del-sol.to/)
• Malaga Airport guide (http://www.malaga-airport-guide.com/)
• Museo Picasso Málaga (http://www.museopicassomalaga.org/)
• Museo Interactivo de la Música (MIMMA) (http://www.musicaenaccion.com/)

References

Guia Viva, Andalucia, Anaya Touring Club, April 2000.