Andújar
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Andújar (the ancient Illiturgi or Slilurgi), a town of southern Spain, in the province of Jaén; on the right bank of the river Guadalquivir and the Madrid-Córdoba railway. Pop. (2005) 38.539.
Andújar is widely known for its porous earthenware jars, called alcarrazas or botijos, which keep water cool in the hottest weather, and are manufactured from a whitish clay found in the neighbourhood.
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- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition article "Andújar", a publication now in the public domain.