Benaguasil is a municipality in the

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, Spain, situated in the

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''comarca''.

Geography

Benaguasil is situated at the left side of the Túria or Guadalaviar river, 25 km from

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. Bordering cities:

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and

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. The traditional economy is based on agriculture with onions and oranges as important crops. But industries such as textiles and construction materials are becoming increasingly important. The local Festes are ''

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'' (15–20 March), and Festes de Montiel (8 September).

History

Benaguasil was built by an important Arabic family, al-Wazir, over the ruins of a Roman ''villa''.

References

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