Cabo de Gata is a

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located in Níjar, Almería in the south of

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, one of the biggest capes. It is the driest place in the

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(150-170 mm average precipitation, being the lowest 52 mm in 1981). However, the area that it occupies is not considered a desert, even though there is one nearby: the

Tabernas Desert The Tabernas Desert ( es, Desierto de Tabernas) is one of Spain's semi-arid deserts, located within Spain's south-eastern province of Almería. It is in the interior, about north of the provincial capital Almería, in the Tabernas municipalit ...

, located 30 km in a northwest direction. The lowest temperature registered in Cabo de Gata was 0.1 °C. San José, Las Negras, Agua Amarga,

Isleta del Moro Isleta del Moro is a fishing town located near Los Escullos, in Cabo de Gata. It was frequented by Arabs The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciatio ...

, Rodalquilar, San Miguel, Almadraba de Moteleva, Fernán Pérez, Las Hortichuelas, Pozo de los Frailes,

Los Escullos Los Escullos is a village in the municipality of Níjar, province of Almería, Spain. It is located inside Cabo de Gata Natural Park, Níjar. In the surroundings of the town we have located some sights such as "La playa del Arco" or "La cala del ...

, Níjar and

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are towns found in Cabo de Gata. The lighthouse is a famous landmark. On 26 March 2008 it was declared Parque Natural.

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* {{commons-inline Geography of the Province of Almería

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Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park