Ajalvir () is a town and municipality in the
Autonomous Community
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of
Madrid
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in central
Spain
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, located north-east of
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), an ...
and from
Alcalá de Henares
Alcalá de Henares () is a Spanish city in the Community of Madrid. Straddling the Henares River, it is located to the northeast of the centre of Madrid. , it has a population of 193,751, making it the region's third-most populated municipality. ...
. It is located in the comarca of Alcalá.
The name Ajalvir is believed to have derived from the
Arabic
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''al-jalaoui'', meaning isolated or separated.
Geography
Ajalvir is bordered to the north with
Cobeña, to the east with
Daganzo de Arriba
Daganzo de Arriba is a Spanish municipality in the Comarca de Alcalá, located in the east of Autonomous communities in Spain, Autonomous Community of Community of Madrid, Madrid. It has a population of about 9,000 (including the residents of the ...
, to the west with
Paracuellos de Jarama and to the south with
Torrejón de Ardoz
Torrejón de Ardoz () is a municipality of Spain belonging to the Community of Madrid.
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. The town is crossed right by its centre by a creek, possibly a tributary of the "de la Huelga" stream. The area is slightly hilly, the highest peak is called "Cabeza Gorda" (fat head) of 767 meters, close to the "cerro del tordo" (hill of the thrush).
Bus
* 215: Torrejón de Ardoz-Paracuellos del Jarama. (
ALSA)
* 251: Torrejón de Ardoz-Valdeavero-Alcalá de Henares. (ALSA)
* 252: Torrejón de Ardoz-Daganzo-Alcalá de Henares. (ALSA)
* 254: Valdeolmos/Fuente el Saz-Alcalá de Henares. (ALSA)
* 256: Madrid (Canillejas)-Daganzo-Valdeavero. (ALSA)
* N204: Madrid (Canillejas)-Paracuellos-Daganzo. (night bus line) (ALSA)
References
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Municipalities in the Community of Madrid
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