The Almanzora River () is a river in the

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Almería Almería (, , ) is a city and municipalities in Spain, municipality of Spain, located in Andalusia. It is the capital of the province of Almería, province of the same name. It lies in southeastern Iberian Peninsula, Iberia on the Mediterranean S ...

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. The Almanzora river rises on the northern slope of the

Sierra de Los Filabres Sierra de Los Filabres is the largest mountain range in Almería Province, Andalusia, Spain, measuring in length. Its highest point, Calar Alto, also hosts an important astronomical observatory. Geography The Sierra de Los Filabres belongs to ...

on the border between the provinces of Granada and Almeria. It passes through the cities of Seron, Tíjola, Purchena Cantoria, Albox, Arboleas, and Zurgena, and passes near the town of Huercal Overa, and through the town of Cuevas del Almanzora before emptying into the Mediterranean Sea in Punta del Rio, between Palomares and

Villaricos Villaricos is a coastal district located in Cuevas del Almanzora, Spain. On 5 April 1863 the barque A barque, barc, or bark is a type of sailing ship, sailing vessel with three or more mast (sailing), masts of which the fore mast, mainmast, ...

, after a journey of . Sometimes, it becomes swollen as in September 2012. A previous flood occurred in October 1973. The Almanzora basin is bounded to the south by the Sierra de los Filabres, which rises to . Other highlights are the Tetica Bacares at and Dos Picos at . To the south, neighboring watersheds are those of Andarax River (via the Nacimiento River and the Rambla de Tabernas), the Rio de Aguas and Antas River. To the west and north, it is bounded by the Sierra de las Estancias, which includes the Sierra de Lúcar at , the Sierra del Madroñal at , the Sierra de Oria at , and the Sierra del Saliente at . To the west, adjoining watersheds is that of the

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(via the Rio de Baza and rio Guardal joining the

River

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via rio). To the east, it is bounded by the top of Cabezo de la Jara at , by the Sierra de Enmedio which rises to at Cerro del Medro, by the Sierra de la Almenara at , and the Almagrera sierra, which rises to at Mount Tenerife. Toward the north and east, the watershed is that of

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(via the rambla de Chirivel and rio Guadalentin). The

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called it the ''Surbo'', from

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''flumen superbum'', "superb river", for its terrible floods. Its present name derives from the

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''al-Mansura'' (المنصورة), "place of victory".

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