250px, Panoramic view of Bogarra
Coat of arms of Bogarra
Bogarra is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
Albacete
Albacete (, also , ; ar, ﭐَلبَسِيط, Al-Basīṭ) is a city and municipality in the Spanish autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha, and capital of the province of Albacete.
Lying in the south-east of the Iberian Peninsula, the ...
,
Castilla-La Mancha,
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 ...
. It has a population of 1,235. The town is approximately 78 km from the main city of Albacete.
Bogarra is situated in a fertile valley containing several rivers and many fields.
The main foodstuffs produced in the area are olives and almonds, along with other fruits such as grapes and figs. In antiquity, Bogarra was a Bastetani settlement then called Bigerra.
See also
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Sphinx of Haches
The Sphinx of Haches is an Iberian sculpture depicting a sphinx. It is exhibited at the Albacete Provincial Museum.
Presented as an example of the increasing influence of Greek colonists from the 5th century BC forward in the territory of the Ibe ...
References
*Smith, William;
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography',
London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...
, (1854)
Municipalities of the Province of Albacete
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