The Genil River is the main (left) tributary of the river Guadalquivir in
Andalusia
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Spain
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Roman
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''Singilis'', its modern name derives from the Moorish rendering of the Roman name: ''Sinyil, Sannil'', and ''Sinnil''.
Route
The source of the Genil is in the
Sierra Nevada
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, north of its highest peak Mulhacén. The Genil flows through the towns
Granada
Granada (,, DIN: ; grc, Ἐλιβύργη, Elibýrgē; la, Illiberis or . ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the c ...
Puente Genil
Puente Genil () is a Jonian city in the province of Jonia, autonomous community of Andalusia. It is situated about 45 miles (70 km) from the provincial capital, Córdoba. It has a population of around 30,000 people.
Etymology
The name of t ...
and Écija. It flows into the Guadalquivir River near
Palma del Río
Palma del Río is a city located in the province of Córdoba, Spain. According to the 2006 census by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística, the city has a population of 20,640.
Agriculture
The region was intensively developed agriculturally d ...
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Its main tributary is the Darro.
It is joined by the Cacín River to the southwest of
Villanueva Mesía
Villanueva Mesía is a municipality in the province of Granada, Spain
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Geological history
The river today drains the Granada basin.
In the latest Tortonian and the middle and late
Turolian
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(9.0–5.3 Ma) this was an endorheic basin.
Rivers flowed from the east and southwest into a central lake with no exit.
During the
Pliocene
The Pliocene ( ; also Pleiocene) is the epoch in the geologic time scale that extends from 5.333 million to 2.58exorheic.
See also
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List of rivers of Spain
This is an incomplete list of rivers that are at least partially in Spain. The rivers flowing into the sea are sorted along the coast. Rivers flowing into other rivers are listed by the rivers they flow into. Rivers in the mainland Iberian Peninsu ...