The Guadalimar () is a river of the
Iberian Peninsula
The Iberian Peninsula ( ), also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in south-western Europe. Mostly separated from the rest of the European landmass by the Pyrenees, it includes the territories of peninsular Spain and Continental Portugal, comprisin ...
, a right-bank tributary of the
Guadalquivir
The Guadalquivir (, also , , ) is the fifth-longest river in the Iberian Peninsula and the second-longest river with its entire length in Spain. The Guadalquivir is the only major navigable river in Spain. Currently it is navigable from Seville ...
. Its 180-km long course spans across the Spanish provinces of
Albacete
Albacete ( , , ) is a city and municipality in the Spanish autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha, and capital of the province of Albacete.
Lying in the south-east of the Iberian Peninsula, the area around the city is known as Los Llan ...
and
Jaén.
The river's main tributaries are the
Guadalmena, the Giribaile and the .
The hydronym comes from the Arabic ''al-Wādī-l-aḥmar'' (الوادي الأحمر 'the red river bed').
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Rivers of Spain
Rivers of the Province of Albacete
Rivers of Andalusia
Guadalquivir