Alfara del Patriarca 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 ...

in the ''comarca'' of

Horta Nord Horta Nord (, es, Huerta Norte) is a comarca in the province of Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain. Municipalities * Albalat dels Sorells *Alboraya *Albuixech * Alfara del Patriarca *Almàssera * Bonrepòs i Mirambell *Burjassot * Emperador * ...

in the

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, Spain.

Geography

The municipal area of 2 km² is located in the

Horta of Valencia The Horta of Valencia ( va, L'Horta de València; es, Huerta de Valencia) is a historical comarca and urban area of Valencian Community. The Horta of Valencia consists of Valencia and three comarcas: Horta Nord, Horta Sud, Horta Oest. Dem ...

. The natural disaster are rare because the land is almost flat, the urban area is located at an

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of 35 m. The only exception is the Carraixet ravine that crosses the municipal area from north to south at a short distance from the urban area. Although it is normally dry, the large basin causes frequent overflows during the periods of cold drop in autumn. The municipal area is crossed by the Acequia Real de Moncada.

Bordering towns

Foios, Moncada,

Vinalesa Vinalesa is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the Comarques of the Valencian Community, ''comarca'' of Horta Nord in the Valencia (autonomous community), Valencian Community, Spain. Demography References

Municipalities in ...

and the Valencian districts of

Carpesa Carpesa is a village under the local government of the municipality of Valencia, in the Province of Valencia, province of the same name, in Spain. It was an independent municipality until 1888. It borders with Benifaraig, Valencia, Benifaraig, Alf ...

and Benifaraig.

History

Like most towns in the Alfara del Patriarca region, it was a

Muslim Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...

farmhouse. It was conquered by Jaime I in 1249 who later gave it to Ximén Pérez from the Aragonese town of

Tarazona Tarazona is a town and municipality in the Tarazona y el Moncayo comarca, province of Zaragoza, in Aragon, Spain. It is the capital of the Tarazona y el Moncayo Aragonese comarca. It is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarazona. ...

. Later it was transferred to Guillén Jáfer and Bonifacio Ferrer who made it a manor.

Outstanding citizens

* Manuel Palau: composer; two times Spanish National Award of Music (1927 and 1949) *: boxerl European Champion; alias The Tiger of Alfara

References

Municipalities in the Province of Valencia Horta Nord {{valencia-geo-stub