Iznájar is a town and municipal area in the

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...

of Córdoba in

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

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. Located at , it lies on the Genil river approximately 110 km from the provincial capital of Córdoba very close to the borders with both Málaga and Granada provinces at a height of 539 metres above sea level. The municipality covers an area of 136 km² and in 2005 had a population of 4,960 inhabitants, with a population density of 36.5 people per km². The village itself is situated on top of a huge rocky outcropping overlooking the Embalse de Iznájar, the largest reservoir in the whole of Andalucía, which is frequented throughout the warm season as a beach. The principal economic activity of the area is the cultivation of olives although tourism is increasingly becoming an economic factor. Iznájar is a classic " pueblo blanco", or white village and is surrounded by its "Aldeas" - sub villages including

La Celada La Celada is an aldea, or attached village, of the larger white pueblo of Iznájar in the southernmost part of the province of Córdoba (Spanish province), Córdoba, Spain. With a population suggested to be in the region of 600, the primary econo ...

, El Higueral, Solerche to name but three. There are many places to stay, from hotels through to bed & breakfasts to houses or apartments to rent. The whole of the area of Iznájar has a vibrant social life with many fiestas celebrated throughout the year - most notably Semana Santa (Easter), Los Reyes (Three Kings or Twelfth Night) and the Fiesta de la Virgen.

External links

Iznájar
- Andalucian government's statistical information website Municipalities in the Province of Córdoba (Spain) {{andalusia-geo-stub