![]() As the settlement was originally port or coastal suburb of Pechina, it was initially known as Mariyyat al-Bajjāna ( Bajjāna being the Arabic name for Pechina). The name "Almería" comes from the city's former Arabic name, Madīnat al-Mariyya, meaning "city of the watchtower". Being adjacent to a small desert, Almería has an exceptionally dry climate by European standards. ![]() It enjoyed an active port that traded silk, oil and raisins. The city grew wealthy during the Islamic era, becoming a world city throughout the 11th and 12th centuries. Caliph Abd al-Rahman III founded the city in 955. It lies on southeastern Iberia on the Mediterranean Sea. It is the capital of the province of the same name. Almería ( UK: / ˌ æ l m ə ˈ r iː ə/, US also / ˌ ɑː l-/, Spanish: ) is a city and municipality of Spain, located in Andalusia.
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