Almegíjar is a Spanish village and municipality located in the
province of Granada,
Andalusia
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. According to the 2005
census
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), it has a population of 435 inhabitants.
Overview
It is situated at over 800 metres above sea level, on the southern slopes of the
Sierra Morena, a spur of
Mulhacen, the highest mountain in Spain. Before the
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebelión, link ...
in 1935, the church was burned by
anarchists and during the war it was just behind the republican front lines; the remains of trenches can still be seen up the mountain. These trenches represents the furthest advance of the
Fascists into
Las Alpujarras after they took Granada.
The people of the village still largely work on the land, often using mules. There are many olive groves (and an olive oil processing factory), almonds, oranges and lemons, along with vegetable gardens.
Some general infos about Almegíjar
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See also
*Alpujarras
The Alpujarra (, Arabic: ''al-bussarat'') is a natural and historical region in Andalusia, Spain, on the south slopes of the Sierra Nevada and the adjacent valley. The average elevation is above sea level. It extends over two provinces, ...
* Sierra Nevada
*List of municipalities in Granada
This is a list of the 174 municipalities in the province of Granada, Spain.
+ a new municipality of Játar was created in 2015 from part of Arenas del Rey municipality.
++ two new municipalities have been created out of parts of Iznalloz munici ...
References
External links
Almegíjar official website
Municipalities in the Province of Granada
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