Alfamén is a municipality located in the
province of Zaragoza
Zaragoza (), also called Saragossa in English,''Encyclopædia Britannica''Zaragoza (conventional Saragossa)/ref> is a province of northern Spain, in the central part of the autonomous community of Aragon.
Its capital is Zaragoza, which is also th ...
,
Aragon
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, Spain. According to the 2016
census
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(
INE
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), the municipality has a population of 1,466 inhabitants Its demonym is vena. This town is reputed for its Melons and
watermelon
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s.
There are ruins of an
ancient Iberian
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settlement in the
Cabezo de Altomira
Cabezo de Altomira is a mountain located about 4 km NE of the town of Alfamén, Campo de Cariñena comarca, Aragon, Spain.
It is an isolated hill, almost denuded of vegetation, that stands out in the flat landscape, even though the surrounding ...
hill, located about 4 km NE of the town.
Cabezo de Altomira en Alfamén, Yacimientos Arqueológicos
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See also
*Campo de Cariñena
Campo de Cariñena is a comarca in central Aragon, Spain. It is located in the province of Zaragoza, in the transitional area between the Iberian System and the Ebro Valley. The most important town is Cariñena.
It is a traditional wine-producin ...
*List of municipalities in Zaragoza
This is a list of the municipalities in the province of Zaragoza (Saragossa in English) in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. There are 293 municipalities in the province.
See also List of Aragonese comarcas.
See also
*Geography of ...
References
External links
Ayuntamiento de Alfamén - AlfaménCabezo Altomira. Alfamén, Guía Práctica
Municipalities in the Province of Zaragoza
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