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Los Montes
Los Montes is a Spanish region located in the northern part of the province of Granada, community of Andalusia, Spain. This territory limits with the Granada's counties of Baza in the northwest, Guadix in the east and south, Vega de Granada in the south, and Loja in the west, as well as with the Jaen counties of Sierra Sur de Jaén in the northwest, Sierra Mágina in the north, and Sierra de Cazorla in the northeast. In the eastern part of the region, the zone or sub-county of Montes Orientales is located. The sub-county of Montes Orientales is located in the northeast part, occupying around of 1,400 km², which extends from Fardes and Guadiana Menor rivers to Frailes river. Its main mountainous system, located in the east, is Sierra Arana, a double limestone anticlinal alignment of 30 km of length, with an average altitude of 1,200 m.a.s.l (metres above sea level), being its highest level the Cerro or Peñón de la Cruz, with 2,030 m.a.s.l. It is subdivided into the ...
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Comarcas Of Spain
In Spain, a ''comarca'' (, sing. ''comarca'') is either a traditional territorial division without any formal basis, or a group of municipalities, legally defined by an autonomous community for the purpose of providing common local government services. In English, a comarca is equivalent to a district, county, area or zone. Legally defined comarcas The large majority of legally defined comarcas are in Catalonia (42) and Aragon (33)), and are regulated by law and are governed by a comarcal council with specified powers. There are seven comarcas formally registered in Basque Country and one in Castile and León. In Andalusia and Asturias, comarcas are defined by law but lack any defined function. Informal comarcas In other regions, comarcas are traditional or historical or in some cases, contemporary creations designed for tourism promotions. In some other cases (e.g. La Carballeda) a comarca may correspond to a natural area, like a valley, river basin and mountainous area, ...
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Alicún De Ortega
Alicún de Ortega is a village located at the province of Granada, Spain. According to the 2005 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * Instituto Nacional de Estadística (other) * Instituto Nacional de Estatística (other) * Instituto Nacional Elec ...), it has a population of 563 inhabitants. References Municipalities in the Province of Granada {{Granada-geo-stub ...
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Pedro Martínez, Granada
Pedro Martínez is a municipality located in the province of Granada, in Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i .... , Pedro Martínez had a population of 1,232. References Municipalities in the Province of Granada {{Granada-geo-stub ...
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Morelábor
Morelábor is a municipality in the province of Granada, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i .... As of 2010, it has a population of 737 inhabitants. References Municipalities in the Province of Granada {{Granada-geo-stub ...
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Montillana
Montillana is a municipality in the province of Granada, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i .... As of 2010, it has a population of 1360 inhabitants. References Municipalities in the Province of Granada {{Granada-geo-stub ...
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Montejícar
Montejícar is a municipality in the province of Granada, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i .... As of 2010, it has a population of 2464 inhabitants. References Municipalities in the Province of Granada {{Granada-geo-stub ...
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Iznalloz
Iznalloz is a small town about 35 km north of Granada, Spain. The town is the main center of a region known as Los Montes Orientales, which comprises about 17 towns and villages spread over the north of the province of Granada. Encompassed within this area is the Sierra Arana mountain range (highest peak just over 2000 m). History There are prehistoric paintings and tools in the caves surrounding the village. The Iberian peoples are thought to have settled here. The village sits on the banks of the River Cubillas and what was once on an important Roman road to Tarraco (ancient Roman name for Tarragona) traversing via the south eastern coastline of the Iberian peninsula. The people of Iznalloz attribute their origins to the Romans and call themselves Acatuccitanos, after Acatucci, the Roman name for the village. Roman imperial soldiers built a garrison, on the hill in what is now the old quarter of the village, and constructed a bridge over the river which remai ...
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Guadahortuna
Guadahortuna is a municipality of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. History Guadahortuna has been populated since prehistoric times. During Moorish Al-Andalus the municipality got its name, which means "River of fortune". During this period of time, it served as a border zone where Christian troops would enter Moorish territory in order to harass its inhabitants. In 1486, after the Christian victory over the Moors, queen Isabella I of Castile repopulated the municipality with Christians. In 1492, Guadahortuna became part of the city of Granada until 1557, when the municipality bought its independence with money from all its inhabitants. Geography Guadahortuna is bounded by the province of Jaén to the north, the municipality Alamedilla to the east, the municipalities Torre-Cardela Torre-Cardela is a municipality located in the province of Granada, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institution ...
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Gobernador
Gobernador is a municipality in the province of Granada, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i .... As of 2010, it has a population of 286 inhabitants. References Municipalities in the Province of Granada {{Granada-geo-stub ...
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Deifontes
Deifontes is a municipality located in the province of Granada, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * Instituto Nacional de Estadística (other) * Instituto Nacional de Estatística (other) * Instituto Nacional Elec ...), the city had a population of 2478 inhabitants. References Municipalities in the Province of Granada {{Granada-geo-stub ...
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Dehesas Viejas
Dehesas Viejas is a municipality in the province of Granada, Spain. As of 2013, it had a population of 772 inhabitants. References External links * Municipalities in the Province of Granada {{Granada-geo-stub ...
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Dehesas De Guadix
Dehesas de Guadix is a municipality located in the province of Granada, Spain. According to the 2005 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * Instituto Nacional de Estadística (other) * Instituto Nacional de Estatística (other) * Instituto Nacional Elec ...), the city has a population of 556 inhabitants. References Municipalities in the Province of Granada {{Granada-geo-stub ...
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