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Country
  
Spain

Comarca
  
Alpujarra Granadina

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Elevation
  
812 m

Local time
  
Sunday 5:36 PM

Aut. community
  
Andalusia

Judicial district
  
Órgiva

Website
  
Official website

Area
  
30 km²

Province
  
Province of Granada

Almegíjar

Weather
  
14°C, Wind W at 8 km/h, 84% Humidity

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Almegíjar is a Spanish village and municipality located in the province of Granada, Andalusia. According to the 2005 census (INE), it has a population of 435 inhabitants.

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Overview

It is situated at over 800 metres above sea level, on the southern slopes of the Sierra Morena, a spur of Mulhacen, the highest mountain in Spain. Before the Spanish Civil War in 1935, the church was burned by anarchists and during the war it was just behind the republican front lines; the remains of trenches can still be seen up the mountain. These trenches represents the furthest advance of the Fascists into Las Alpujarras after they took Granada.

The people of the village still largely work on the land, often using mules. There are many olive groves (and an olive oil processing factory), almonds, oranges and lemons, along with vegetable gardens.

References

Almegíjar Wikipedia