Arboleas 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 ...

Almería province Almería (, , ) is a city and municipality of Spain, located in Andalusia. It is the capital of the province of the same name. It lies on southeastern Iberia on the Mediterranean Sea. Caliph Abd al-Rahman III founded the city in 955. The city g ...

, in the autonomous community of

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, Spain.

Found in the Almanzora valley, Arboleas is a small town on the bank of the now dry

Almanzora River The Almanzora River ( es, Río Almanzora) is a river in the province of Almería in Andalusia, Spain. The Almanzora river rises on the northern slope of the Sierra de Los Filabres on the border between the provinces of Granada and Almeria. ...

, in the spurs of the

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. It has a strong agricultural economy growing citrus, olive trees, almond trees and cereals such as

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and

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. *Distance to the capital (km): 120 *Local Inhabitants: Arboleanos *Number of Inhabitants: 1540 *Postal Code: 04660 The village of Arboleas is situated on the riverbank in the Almanzora valley, one of many small settlements along the course of the (now dry) Almanzora river, which once watered the fertile plain. It has a strong agricultural economy, producing citrus fruit, olives, almonds and cereals. Its history can be traced back to prehistoric times, through to the Romans, Moors and Christians, though the origins of the present village are medieval.

Places of interest

*Church of Santiago, late 19th century *Torre de Arboleas, possibly a 15th-century watchtower, now a clock *The bridge over the river

Festivals

*Santa Ana, 26 July *San Roque, 15 August *Virgen del Pilar, 12 October *Patron Saint festivities, last Sunday in October

References

External links

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- Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía *

- Diputación Provincial de Almería Municipalities in the Province of Almería {{Almería-geo-stub