Orihuela is a city and municipality located in the province of Alicante, Spain. It has an area of 365.4 km² and, according to the 2005 census, a total population of 75,009 inhabitants. The river Segura flows through the city. A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... Location of Alicante province in Spain. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Segura River. ...

The agriculture of Orihuela is based on lemon trees, orange trees, palm trees, almond trees, olive trees, pomegranates, cotton, hemp and vegetables. It also has an important industry of silk, wool and preserved food. Binomial name Citrus × limon (L.) Burm. ... Orange blossoms and oranges on tree For other uses of orange, see orange (disambiguation) The Orange Citrus x sinensis is a Citrus tree, and the fruits of this tree. ... Genera Many; see list of Arecaceae genera Arecaceae (also known as Palmae or Palmaceae), the palm family, is a family of flowering plants, belonging to the monocot order Arecales. ... Binomial name Prunus dulcis (Mill. ... For the Italian political alliance see Olive Tree, and the color, olive (color). ... Species  L.  Balf. ... Cotton ready for harvest. ... U.S. Marihuana production permit, from the film Hemp for Victory. ... Vegetables in a market Venn diagram representing the relationship between (botanical) fruits and vegetables. ... Silk weaver Silk is a natural protein fiber that can be woven into textiles. ... Wool in a shearing shed Long and short hair wool at the South Central Family Farm Research Center in Boonesville, AR Wool sheep, Royal Melbourne Show Wool is the fibre derived from the fur of animals of the Caprinae family, principally sheep and goats, but the hair of other mammals... Various preserved foods Food preservation is the process of treating and handling food in such a way as to stop or greatly slow down spoilage to prevent foodborne illness while maintaining nutritional value, texture and flavor. ...

The city was settled by Romans who called it Orcelis and subsequently Aurariola. After the Moorish invasion of Spain in 711, the king James I of Aragon reconquered Orihuela in 1264. The most important architectonic monuments of Orihuela are an Arab castle with its towers, a Catholic cathedral built between the 14th and 16th centuries and the Baroque church of Santo Domingo. The Roman Forum was the central area around which ancient Rome developed. ... This article is about people. ... See also: phone number 711. ... James I of Aragon (Catalan: Jaume I, Spanish: Jaime I) (Montpellier February 2, 1208 – July 27, 1276), surnamed the Conqueror, was the king of Aragon, count of Barcelona and Lord of Montpellier from 1219 to 1276. ... The Reconquista (Reconquest) refers to the liberating of the Christian Iberian Peninsula from rule by Muslim invaders, taking place between 718 and 1492. ... Events May 12 - The Battle of Lewes begins (ends May 14). ... The Arabs (Arabic: عرب ) are a large and heterogeneous ethnic group found throughout the Middle East and North Africa, originating in the Arabian Peninsula of southwest Asia. ... A cathedral is a Christian church building, specifically of a denomination with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Anglican, Catholic and some Lutheran churches, which serves as the central church of a diocese, and thus as a bishops seat. ... Adoration, by Peter Paul Rubens: dynamic figures spiral down around a void: draperies blow: a whirl of movement lit in a shaft of light, rendered in a free bravura handling of paint. ...

The Spanish poet Miguel Hernández was born in this city, which shares a campus with the University Miguel Hernández. It is also important its festival of Moros y Cristianos. A poet exists within a cultural and intellectual tradition and usually writes in a specific language, but the qualities of good poetry are to some extent timeless and address issues common to all humanity. ... The Spanish poet Miguel Hernández (October 30, 1910-March 28, 1942), born to a poor family and given little formal education, published his first book of poetry at 23, and gained considerable fame before his death. ... Altabix building, Campus of Elche, UMH. The Universidad Miguel Hernández or UMH is a Spanish University, located in the province of Alicante, which was established in 1997. ... Parade of a Christian filà of Moros y Cristianos festival in Alcoy. ...

External links

• ORIHUELA.com News and Guide of the city.
• Orihuela, Home Page.
• Orihuela Spain, Overview on the City of Orihuela including a video with most important sightseeing attractions.

Municipalities of the comarca of Vega Baja del Segura
Albatera | Algorfa | Almoradí | Benejúzar | Benferri | Benijófar | Bigastro | Callosa de Segura | Catral | Cox | Daya Nueva | Daya Vieja | Dolores | Formentera del Segura | Granja de Rocamora | Guardamar del Segura | Jacarilla | Los Montesinos | Orihuela | Pilar de la Horadada | Rafal | Redován | Rojales | San Fulgencio | San Isidro | San Miguel de Salinas | Torrevieja