Granada

Not to be confused with Grenada. For other uses, see Granada (disambiguation).
Granada
Municipality
Alhambra
Monasterio de San Jerónimo
Partal Palace
Granada Cathedral
Albaicín
Flag of Granada
Flag
Coat of arms of Granada
Coat of arms
Map
Location of Granada
Coordinates: 37°10′41″N 3°36′03″W / 37.17806°N 3.60083°W / 37.17806; -3.60083
CountrySpain
Autonomous CommunityAndalusia
ProvinceGranada
Government
 • TypeAyuntamiento
 • BodyAyuntamiento de Granada
 • MayorMarifrán Carazo (PP)
Area
 • Total
88.02 km2 (33.98 sq mi)
Elevation
 (AMSL)
738 m (2,421 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total
232,208
 • Density2,600/km2 (6,800/sq mi)
DemonymsGranadan
granadino (m.) and granadina (f.)[a]
GDP
[2]
 • Metro€15.839 billion (2020)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
18001–18019
Area code+34 958 (Granada)
WebsiteOfficial website

Granada (/ɡrəˈnɑːdə/ grə-NAH-də;[3] Spanish: [ɡɾaˈnaða] ⓘ, locally [ɡɾaˈna][4]) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of four rivers, the Darro, the Genil, the Monachil and the Beiro. Ascribed to the Vega de Granada comarca, the city sits at an average elevation of 738 m (2,421 ft) above sea level, yet is only one hour by car from the Mediterranean coast, the Costa Tropical. Nearby is the Sierra Nevada Ski Station, where the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1996 were held.

In the 2021 national census, the population of the city of Granada proper was 227,383, and the population of the entire municipal area was estimated to be 231,775, ranking as the 20th-largest urban area of Spain. About 3.3% of the population did not hold Spanish citizenship, the largest number of these people (31%; or 1% of the total population) coming from South America. Its nearest airport is Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport.

The area was settled since ancient times by Iberians, Romans, and Visigoths. The current settlement became a major city of Al-Andalus in the 11th century during the Zirid Taifa of Granada.[5] In the 13th century it became the capital of the Emirate of Granada under Nasrid rule, the last Muslim-ruled state in the Iberian Peninsula. Granada was conquered in 1492 by the Catholic Monarchs and progressively transformed into a Christian city over the course of the 16th century.[6]

The Alhambra, a medieval Nasrid citadel and palace, is located in Granada. It is one of the most famous monuments of Islamic architecture[7] and one of the most visited tourist sites in Spain.[8][9] Islamic-period influence and Moorish architecture are also preserved in the Albaicín neighborhood and other medieval monuments in the city.[10] The 16th century also saw a flourishing of Mudéjar architecture and Renaissance architecture,[11] followed later by Baroque and Churrigueresque styles.[12][13] The University of Granada has an estimated 47,000 undergraduate students spread over five different campuses in the city. The pomegranate (in Spanish, granada) is the heraldic device of Granada.

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ "Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by metropolitan regions". ec.europa.eu.
  3. ^ "Definition of GRANADA". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  4. ^ "10 cosas que solo entenderás si eres de Granada". El blog de los baños árabes • Hammam Al Ándalus (in Spanish). 2018-04-04. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
  5. ^ García-Arenal, Mercedes (2014). "Granada". In Fleet, Kate; Krämer, Gudrun; Matringe, Denis; Nawas, John; Rowson, Everett (eds.). Encyclopaedia of Islam, Three. Brill. ISSN 1873-9830.
  6. ^ Coleman 2013.
  7. ^ Bloom 2020, p. 151.
  8. ^ "The Alhambra". US News – Travel. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  9. ^ "Alhambra visitor numbers hit record high". The Local Spain. 2015-01-12. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference :24 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ Coleman 2013, p. 70, 89.
  12. ^ Carsten, F. L. (1961). The New Cambridge Modern History: Volume 5, The Ascendancy of France, 1648–88. CUP Archive. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-521-04544-5.
  13. ^ "Baroque Architecture in Granada". www.whatgranada.com. Retrieved 2021-11-14.


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