Bujalance is a town located in the heart of
Andalucia
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 ...
, southern
Spain
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, in the
province of Córdoba. , it had 7910 inhabitants.
Its name is derived from the
Arabic
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term ''Burj al-Hansh''. Among its monuments and places of interest are the
Moorish Castle of Bujalance (10th century), the church of
Nuestra Señora de la Asunción), and hermitages and olive groves.
References
Municipalities in the Province of Córdoba (Spain)
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