Alpujarra Almeriense is a Spanish
comarca
A ''comarca'' (, or , or ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a "march, ...
in the
Province of Almería,
Andalusia
Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognised as a "historical nationality". The t ...
. Along with
Alpujarra Granadina
Alpujarra Granadina is a Spanish comarca in the Province of Granada. Along with Alpujarra Almeriense, it forms the historical region of the Alpujarras.
Overview
Located in the west of the Alpujarras, it borders the Granadan comarcas of Accit ...
, is part of the Andalusian region of the
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, ...
.
Overview
Located in the east of Alpujarra, it borders with the comarcas of
Filabres-Tabernas,
Almería
Almería (, , ) is a city and municipality of Spain, located in Andalusia. It is the capital of the province of the same name. It lies on southeastern Iberia on the Mediterranean Sea. Caliph Abd al-Rahman III founded the city in 955. The city g ...
(metropolitan comarca),
Poniente Almeriense
Poniente Almeriense is a ''comarca'' in Almería, Spain. It is sometimes also known as the "sea of plastic" (''Mar de plástico'') due to the numerous greenhouses that cover the area. The ''comarca'' contains ten municipalities (the tenth, Balan ...
, and with the
Granadian ones of
Accitania (Guadix) and Alpujarra Granadina.
Subdivision
The comarca is divided into 22 municipalities (''municipios''):
List and infos about the ''municipios'' of Alpujarra Almeriense
(Note: page lists also Berja and Dalías, in the bordering comarca of Poniente Almeriense
Poniente Almeriense is a ''comarca'' in Almería, Spain. It is sometimes also known as the "sea of plastic" (''Mar de plástico'') due to the numerous greenhouses that cover the area. The ''comarca'' contains ten municipalities (the tenth, Balan ...
) (Population -2005- shown under bracket):
* Alboloduy (698)
* Alcolea (916)
* Alhabia (706)
*Alhama de Almería
Alhama de Almería is a municipality of Almería province, in Spain, in the autonomous community of Andalusia
Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the se ...
(3,835)
* Alicún (278)
* Almócita (191)
* Alsodux (153)
* Bayárcal (403)
* Beires (118)
* Bentarique (277)
* Canjáyar (1,451)
* Fondón (976)
* Huécija (530)
* Íllar (452)
* Instinción (484)
*Laujar de Andarax
Laujar de Andarax is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.
History
The people of Laujar de Andarax took part in the rebellion of the Alpujarras in 1500, triggered by the forced conversion of its Mus ...
(1,819)
* Ohanes (745)
* Padules (510)
* Paterna del Río (440)
* Rágol (379)
* Santa Cruz de Marchena (240)
*Terque
Terque is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia
Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomou ...
(455)
See also
*Alpujarra Granadina
Alpujarra Granadina is a Spanish comarca in the Province of Granada. Along with Alpujarra Almeriense, it forms the historical region of the Alpujarras.
Overview
Located in the west of the Alpujarras, it borders the Granadan comarcas of Accit ...
*Morisco Revolt
Moriscos (, ; pt, mouriscos ; Spanish for "Moorish") were former Muslims and their descendants whom the Roman Catholic church and the Spanish Crown commanded to convert to Christianity or face compulsory exile after Spain outlawed the open p ...
References
External links
Visit Alpujarras: your holiday quide, travel information and rural accommodation
History, pictures and infos about the Alpujarras
{{Comarcas of Andalusia
Comarcas of Andalusia
Geography of the Province of Almería