Dúrcal with a population of 7,286 (2012) is a Spanish municipality located in the north-eastern part of the Lecrín Valley in the Province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, one of the 51 entities that make up the metropolitan area of Granada. It borders the municipalities of Dílar, Lanjaron, Nigüelas, Villamena, and the Padul. Other nearby towns are Padul and Mondújar. The council consists of durqueño nuclei Dúrcal, which is the capital district Lecrín Valley, and Marchena.
Population: 6,913
Latitude: 36° 59' 16.37" N
Longitude: -3° 33' 57.64" W
The Emirate of Granada (Arabic: إمارة غرﻧﺎﻃﺔ, trans. Imarat Gharnāṭah), also known as the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada (Spanish: Reino nazarí de Granada), was an emirate established in 1238 following the defeat of Muhammad an-Nasir of the Almohad dyna…
Churriana de la Vega is a municipality located in the province of Granada, Spain.
The Palacio de Generalife (Spanish pronunciation: [xe.ne.ɾa.ˈli.fe]; Arabic: جَنَّة الْعَرِيف Jannat al-‘Arīf, literally, "Architect's Garden") was the summer palace and country estate of the Nasrid Emirs (Kings) of the Emirate of Granada in Al-And…
El Albayzín (also Albaicín, Spanish pronunciation: [alβai̯ˈθin]) is a district of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain, that retains the narrow winding streets of its Medieval Moorish past.
Mulhacén (Spanish pronunciation: [mulaˈθen]) is the highest mountain in continental Spain and in the Iberian Peninsula. It is part of the Sierra Nevada range in the Cordillera Penibética.
The Alpujarra is a natural and historical region in Andalucía, Spain, on the south slopes of the Sierra Nevada and the adjacent valley. The average elevation is 4,000 feet above sea level. It extends over two provinces, Granada and Almería; it is so…
The Palace of Charles V is a Renaissance building in Granada, southern Spain, located on the top of the hill of the Assabica, inside the Nasrid fortification of the Alhambra. It was commanded by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, who wished to establish…
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The Royal Chapel of Granada (Spanish: Capilla Real de Granada) is a mausoleum located in the city of Granada in Andalusia, southern Spain.
Sacromonte is a neighbourhood of Granada, in Spain.
Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes [esˈtaðjo ˈnweβo los ˈkarmenes] is a multi-use stadium in Granada, Spain. Currently, it is used mostly for football matches.
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Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada is an arena in Granada, Spain. Opened in 1991, the arena holds 9,000 people and it is primarily used for basketball and the home arena of CB Granada.
Pampaneira is a village located in the province of Granada, Spain.
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