Tíjola

Also known as Tijola

Tíjola is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It borders the municipalities of Lúcar, Armuña de Almanzora, Bayarque and Serón.

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Settlement.official_name: Tíjola, Spain
Settlement.image_skyline: Vista_Tíjola.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of Tíjola
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Tijola Spain.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo de Tijola.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 150
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous Community
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Andalusia
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Almería

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Tíjola is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It borders the municipalities of Lúcar, Armuña de Almanzora, Bayarque and Serón.

==History== Tíjola has been settled since prehistoric times, noted by found remains in the area. In antiquity, Tíjola was the Phoenician colony of Tagilit (, , or , ). Later, the Carthaginians colonized the territory attracted by the silver minerals in the region. The Romans came after, calling the area "Tagili", of which there are three Roman villas around the region.