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Granada
Granada ( ; ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada (Spain), Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of four rivers, the Darro (river), Darro, the Genil, the Monachil (river), Monachil and the Beiro. Ascribed to the Vega de Granada ''comarca'', the city sits at an average elevation of Above mean sea level, above sea level, yet is only one hour by car from the Mediterranean coast, the Costa Tropical. Nearby is the Sierra Nevada Ski Station, where the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1996 were held. In the 2021 national census, the population of the city of Granada proper was 227,383, and the population of the entire municipal area was estimated to be 231,775, ranking as the Ranked lists of Spanish municipalities, 20th-largest urban area of Spain. About 3.3% of the population did not hold Spanish citizenship, the largest number of these ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albaicín
The Albaicín (), also spelled Albayzín (from ), is a neighbourhood of Granada, Spain. It is centered around a hill on the north side of the Darro (river), Darro River which passes through the city. The neighbourhood is notable for its historic monuments and for largely retaining its medieval street plan dating back to the Emirate of Granada, Nasrid period (13th to 15th centuries), although it nonetheless went through many physical and demographic changes after the end of the ''Reconquista'' in 1492. It was declared a World Heritage Site in 1994, as an extension of the historic site of the nearby Alhambra. Etymology There are several theories as to the origin of the district's present name, which comes from Arabic (). One theory is that ''al-Bayyāzīn'' was the Arabic plural noun denoting the inhabitants of the city of Baeza, Spain, Baeza (called "Beatia" by the Romans) and that the name was given in reference to the refugees of that city who settled here during the Nasrid peri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andalusia
Andalusia ( , ; , ) is the southernmost autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain, located in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognized as a nationalities and regions of Spain, historical nationality and a national reality. The territory is divided into eight provinces of Spain, provinces: Province of Almería, Almería, Province of Cádiz, Cádiz, Province of Córdoba (Spain), Córdoba, Province of Granada, Granada, Province of Huelva, Huelva, Province of Jaén (Spain), Jaén, Province of Málaga, Málaga, and Province of Seville, Seville. Its capital city is Seville, while the seat of High Court of Justice of Andalusia, its High Court of Justice is the city of Granada. Andalusia is immediately south of the autonomous communities of Extremadura and Castilla-La Mancha; west of the autonomous community of Region of Mur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alhambra
The Alhambra (, ; ) is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Spain. It is one of the most famous monuments of Islamic architecture and one of the best-preserved palaces of the historic Muslim world, Islamic world. Additionally, the palace contains notable examples of Spanish Renaissance architecture. The complex was begun in 1238 by Muhammad I of Granada, Muhammad I Ibn al-Ahmar, the first Nasrid dynasty, Nasrid emir and founder of the Emirate of Granada, the last Muslim state of Al-Andalus. It was built on the Sabika hill, an outcrop of the Sierra Nevada (Spain), Sierra Nevada which had been the site of earlier fortresses and of the 11th-century palace of Samuel ibn Naghrillah. Later Nasrid rulers continuously modified the site. The most significant construction campaigns, which gave the royal palaces much of their defining character, took place in the 14th century during the reigns of Yusuf I of Granada, Yusuf I and Muhammad V of Granada, Muhammad V. After the conc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vega De Granada
The Vega de Granada is a ''comarca'' (county, but with no administrative role) in the province of Granada, in Andalusia, Spain. The name refers to the basin near the city of Granada. This comarca was established in 2003 by the Government of Andalusia. Geography The Vega de Granada ''comarca'' is located in the central part of the province, at the eastern area of the depression of Granada and the neighbouring mountain ranges of Sierra Nevada, Sierra de Huétor and Sierra de la Alfaguara. It shares borders with the comarcas of Los Montes to the north, Guadix to the east, Alpujarra Granadina to the southeast, Valle de Lecrín to the south, Alhama to the southwest and Loja to the west. Municipalities The ''comarca'' contains the following 41 municipalities: Gallery Granada_vega.JPG, View of Granada city from the southeast Granada_-_Cathedral_Front.jpg, Granada Cathedral Patio_de_los_Arrayanes_Alhambra_02_2014.jpg, Court of the Myrtles in the Alhambra %22Der_Blick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Granada Cathedral
The Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Incarnation (), is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Granada, Spain. The cathedral is the seat of the Archdiocese of Granada. Like many other cathedrals in Andalusia, it was built on top of the city's main mosque after the reconquest of Granada. History The Cathedral of Granada is dedicated to ''Santa María de la Encarnación''. Unlike most cathedrals in Spain, construction was not begun until the sixteenth century in 1518 in the centre of the old Muslim Medina, after acquisition of the Nasrid kingdom of Granada from its Muslim rulers in 1492. While its earliest plans had Gothic designs, such as are evident in the Royal Chapel of Granada by Enrique Egas, most of the church's construction occurred when the Spanish Renaissance style was supplanting the Gothic in Spanish architecture. Foundations for the church were laid by the Enrique Egas starting from 1518 to 1523 atop the site of the city's main mosque. By 1529, Egas wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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). Its capital city is also called Granada. The province covers an area of . Its population was 921,338 , of whom about 30% live in the capital, and its average population density is . It contains 170 municipalities. There are certain conception about the ''autonomous community of Granada'' being separate from Andalusia. The new autonomous community would consist of the provinces of Granada, Almería and Málaga. The conception has not yet found a response. Geography The tallest mountain in the Iberian Peninsula, Mulhacén, is located in Granada. It measures . The next highest mountains in the province are Veleta () and Alcazaba (). The river Genil, which rises in Granada, is one of the main tributaries of the Guadalquivir. Oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costa Tropical
Costa Granadina (; "Granadan Coast") is a comarca in southern Spain, corresponding to the Mediterranean coastline of the province of Granada. It is also but less frequently called the Costa Tropical or Costa de Granada. This comarca was established in 2003 by the Government of Andalusia. It is crossed by the N-340 coastal highway that runs southwest–northeast along Spain's Mediterranean coast, to the border with France. Within the last 4 years the A7 motorway has been extended along the coast from Nerja in the Málaga province to Motril where it links the A7 motorway to the A44 motorway which heads north from Motril to the city of Granada. Geography The Costa Granadina is made up mostly of agricultural zones and small resort towns and villages. What makes the Costa Granadina unique in comparison to the rest of the Spanish coast is that the mountains of the Sierra Nevada range fall to the very edge of the Mediterranean Sea on the rugged coastline. Except for ''la vega de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayuntamiento De Granada
The Ayuntamiento de Granada is the institution charged with the government and administration of the Spanish municipality of Granada. History ;Early modern period Following the conquest of Granada in 1492, the offices of ''corregidor'' and ''regidor(es)'' were established in Granada. While the Constitutive Charter granted by the Catholic Monarchs on 20 September 1500 has been traditionally framed by most authors as the point of origin of the city's municipal regime, the document has been more recently argued to rather be a reform or restructuration of preexisting political realities. The latter royal stipulations established a municipal institutional structure consisting of 1 ''corregidor'', 24 regidores and 2 ordinary '' alcaldes'', remaining a ''corregimiento'' from then on for most of the Early Modern period. Throughout this period, the number of ''regidores'' ranged from 44 (1587) to 15 (1787), while a military background (''capa y espada'') prevailed vis-à-vis the extract ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marifrán Carazo
María Francisca Carazo Villalonga (born 11 October 1977) is a Spanish People's Party (PP) politician, elected mayor of Granada in 2023. She was previously a city councillor in Granada (2007–2012), member of the Parliament of Andalusia (2012–2023) and Minister of Development, Infrastructures and Territory Planning in the Regional Government of Andalusia (2019–2023). Biography Carazo was born in Valladolid, Castile and León. Having initially studied optometry, she then graduated in political science from the University of Granada. In 1996, she joined the People's Party (PP), serving as leader of the New Generations of the People's Party (NNGG) in Granada from 2000 to 2005. In 2007, Carazo was elected onto Granada's city council and was the councillor responsible for tourism in the local government of mayor José Torres Hurtado. In 2012, she left her municipal seat upon being elected to the Parliament of Andalusia. She was the PP's lead candidate in the Granada constitue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partal Palace
Partal Palace () is a palatial structure inside the Alhambra fortress complex located in Granada, Spain. It was originally built in the early 14th century by the Nasrid ruler Muhammad III, making it the oldest surviving palatial structure in the Alhambra. Etymology The name Partal comes from Arabic ''al-Barṭal'' or ''al-Burtāl'' ( or ). This word was an Arabisation of the Latin word ''portale'' ('portal') that was used in Old Castilian to mean "portico". History The Partal Palace was built by the Nasrid ruler Muhammad III who ruled the Emirate of Granada, the last Muslim state in Al-Andalus (the Iberian Peninsula), from 1302 to 1309. This dating makes it the oldest remaining palace in the Alhambra today. It was also the first of several palaces that were eventually built along the northern perimeter of the Alhambra. Another palace, called the '' Palacio del Partal Alto'' by archeologists, once stood to the south in an area now occupied by gardens. Though traditionally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierra Nevada (Spain)
Sierra Nevada (; meaning "snow-covered mountain range") is a mountain range in the Andalusian province of Granada in Spain. It contains the highest point of continental Spain:The highest peak in Spanish territory is Teide on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands, which is outside of continental Spain. Mulhacén, at AMSL, above sea level. It is a popular tourist destination, as its high peaks make skiing possible in one of Europe's most southerly ski resorts, in an area along the Mediterranean Sea predominantly known for its high temperatures and abundant sunshine. At its foothills is found the city of Granada, and a little further south, Almería and Motril. Parts of the range have been included in the Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain), Sierra Nevada National Park. The range has also been declared a biosphere reserve. The Sierra Nevada Observatory, the Calar Alto Observatory, and the IRAM 30m telescope are located on the northern slopes at an elevation of . Formation S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
