The Monachil River is a river in the
province of Granada
Granada is a province of southern Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is bordered by the provinces of Albacete, Murcia, Almería, Jaén, Córdoba, Málaga, and the Mediterranean Sea (along the Costa Tropical). ...
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. It is a tributary of the
Genil. The river receives its name from the municipality
Monachil, which the river passes through.
The river has a route of about 26.5 km, and is born at the peak of
Veleta, at an altitude of 2,640 meters. The Monachil river is characterised by the predominance of grassland and scrub without trees above its 750 m elevation. The thicket is made up of several species, including Genista, Crataegus, Rosa, Berberis, Lavandula, Salvia, Juniperus, Cistus, Ruscus, and Rosmarinus, accompanied by various herbaceous plants.
References
Rivers of Andalusia
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