Almería

Also known as Almeria

Almería (, , ) is a city and municipality of Spain, located in Andalusia. It is the capital of the province of the same name. The city lies in southeastern Iberia, extending primarily in between the eastern fringes of the Sierra de Gádor and the Andarax riverbed along the coastline of the Gulf of Almería, a large inlet of the Mediterranean Sea. The municipality has a population of 201,946.

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Almería is a city in southeastern Spain that serves as the capital of its province and is located along the Mediterranean coast in the region of Andalusia. With a population of nearly 202,000 people, it is situated between a mountain range and a river valley on the Gulf of Almería.

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Settlement.official_name: Almería
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.motto: "Muy noble, muy leal y decidida por la libertad: ciudad de Almería"(Very noble, very loyal and determined towards freedom: city of Almería)
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera_de_Almería.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo_ciudad_de_Almería.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 150
Settlement.seal_size: 75
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 4
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Almería
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Andalusia
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Almería
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Comarca
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Comarca Metropolitana de Almería

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Official website

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Almería
Demonym: Almeriense
Population: 202675
Area: 296216940
Elevation: 20
Official website: almeriaciudad.es
Image: Almeria. Vista desde Alcazaba.jpg
Dialing code: 950

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Commons category: Almería
postal code: 04001–04009
Commons gallery: Almería
female population: 101538
male population: 96995

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Etymology
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Main sights
Economy
Transport
Notable people
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Caliph Abd al-Rahman III founded the city in 955. The city grew wealthy during the Islamic era, becoming a world city throughout the 11th and 12th centuries. It enjoyed an active port that traded silk, oil, and raisins. This period was brought to an end with the 1147 conquest of the city by a Christian coalition. Control over Almería switched hands over the rest of the middle ages. In the early modern period, with the onset of Barbary piracy, the ethnic cleansing of moriscos in the Kingdom of Granada, and several natural calamities, urban decay accrued. The 19th-century reactivation of mining activity (lead) in the hinterland fostered commercial activity and demographic growth.