Arahal is a

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, Spain. It is situated on the southeast of Seville. This town is also known as "''El Arahal''", being recognized by this name until 1981. ''Ar-rahal'' is an Arabic term, meaning ''a place in the path where stopping to rest''.

Monuments

There are several monuments in Arahal, most of them churches, including: *Nta.Sra. de la Victoria church. Temple finished in 1551 and the tower late XVII *Vera-Cruz church. 1602 *Casa Peralta. 1895 Arahal20

*Nta.Sra. del Rosario convent. 1608 *San Roque church (ex-convent). 1624 *Santo Cristo de la Misericordia church. 16th century *Santa María Magdalena parish-church. It is in the Neoclassical style and is one of the biggest in the province. It was built in 1800 after the

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destroyed the old one, the tower remains from the previous temple. *San Antonio hermitage. 17th century.

Climate

Arahal has a Mediterranean climate Csa according to the

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, it is characterized by its variable rainfall, dry summers and extremely hot summers and mild winters and often rainy. One of the official historical higher temperatures was record in Arahal when the thermometer reached 49 °C on the shade on July 23, 1995, according to the Statistical Yearbook of Andalusia, the INM and AEMET. Arahal has a weather station located at Moron Air Base, station data represents the climate of arahal, in operation since 1951.

References

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