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Purchena is a small, typical Andalusian town of 1,650 people. It is situated on the River Almanzora in the 'Comarca del Mármol', County of the Marble; in Almería, Andalusia.
[edit] History
Purchena has been populated since the Bronze Age. It was also inhabited during the Roman period, but it was during the Arabic conquest when it was most important. In the 10th century it was founded with the name Hisn Burxana, and during the reign of Al-Ahmar I in the 13th century it was known as Val de Porchena, and it was converted into the head of the Almanzora, which formed a part of the Kingdom of Nazari of Granada. In the year 1489 the town became part of the Catholic Kings' empire with Baza, Guadix and Almería.
[edit] Demographics[1]
[edit] References
- ^ INE (Spain). Retrieved on August 9, 2006.
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Purchena - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía
- (Spanish) Purchena - Diputación Provincial de Almería
