The Andarax ()—also, in its lower reaches, Almería River or River Almería ()—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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. It arises in the easternmost part of the

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.Hidrografía de La Alpujarra
, aldearural.com. Accessed 2009-12-25. Its entire course is within the province of Almería. It flows through the Valley of Andarax south of the Sierra Nevada, running eastwards, and joins the River Nacimiento at the village of

Terque Terque is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Demographics See also *List of municipalities in Almería Almería (province), Almería is a provinces of Spain, province in the Autonomous co ...

. It then turns southwards and passes through the

Tabernas Desert The Tabernas Desert () is a desert located within Spain's south-eastern province of Almería. It is in the interior, about north of the provincial capital Almería, in the Tabernas municipality in Andalusia. It is the only desert in Europe, ...

, where it receives the intermittent waters of the

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, its last significant tributary. It passes through the municipalities of Rioja,

Pechina Pechina is a municipality of the Province of Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It is on the site of the ancient town of Urci. Pechina, called ''Bajjāna'' in Arabic, was the centre of a Yemeni colony during the period of ...

Viator Viator is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. José Brocca lived here. Demographics See also *List of municipalities in Almería Almería (province), Almería is a provinces of Spain, pro ...

, and

Benahadux Benahadux () is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. History El Chuche is the earliest suburb in the town, founded in the Bronze Age. It was possessed by the Romans, after which it was named Ur ...

, where it waters many

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orchards. Finally, it reaches the sea on the outskirts of the city of

, forming a wide

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. File:Ríos de Andalucía.png, Rivers of Andalusia. The Andarax is second from the right of the rivers reaching the

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. File:Hidrografia almeria.png, Rivers of Almería. The Andarax is at bottom center.

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