Genil
Sign in to saveThe Genil River is the main (left) tributary of the river Guadalquivir in Andalusia, Spain. Known as Singilis in Latin, its modern name derives from the Moorish rendering of the Roman name: Sinyil, Sannil, and Sinnil.
Key facts
- River.name
- Genil
- River.image
- Río Genil por Fuente Vaqueros (Granada, España) 1.jpg
- River.image_caption
- Genil flowing through the municipality of Fuente Vaqueros
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Spain
- River.subdivision_type3
- Region
- River.subdivision_name3
- Andalusia
- River.subdivision_type5
- Cities
- River.subdivision_name5
- Granada, Écija
- River.length_km
- 358
- River.source1_location
- Sierra Nevada, Granada Province
- River.mouth
- Guadalquivir
- River.mouth_location
- at Sanlúcar de Barameda
- River.basin_size_km2
- 8278
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- Image
- Río Genil por Fuente Vaqueros (Granada, España) 1.jpg
- Length
- 358
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- Genil River
- watershed area
- 8278
- discharge
- 40
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The Genil River is the main (left) tributary of the river Guadalquivir in Andalusia, Spain. Known as Singilis in Latin, 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, north of its highest peak Mulhacén. The Genil flows through the towns Granada, Loja, Puente Genil and Écija. It flows into the Guadalquivir River near Palma del Río. Its main tributaries are the Darro in the Province of Granada and the Cabra River in the Province of Córdoba.
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