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Murcia (/ ˈmʊərsiə /, US also / ˈmɜːrʃ (i) ə /; [5][6][7] Spanish: [ˈmuɾθja] ⓘ) is a city in south-eastern Spain, [8] the capital and most populous city of the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia, [9] and the seventh largest city in the country. It had a population of 460,349 inhabitants in 2021 [10] (about one-third of ...
The Region of Murcia (/ ˈmʊərsiə /, US also / ˈmɜːrʃ (i) ə /; [4][5][6] Spanish: Región de Murcia [reˈxjon de ˈmuɾθja]; Valencian: Regió de Múrcia) is an autonomous community of Spain located in the southeastern part of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Mediterranean coast. The region is 11,313 km 2 (4,368 sq mi) in area and had a ...
Dialing code. (+34) 968. Website. www.cartagena.es. Cartagena (Spanish: [kaɾtaˈxena] ⓘ) is a Spanish city and a major naval station on the Mediterranean coast, south-eastern Iberia. As of January 2018, it has a population of 218,943 inhabitants. [ 2 ] This makes Cartagena Murcia's second-largest municipality and Spain's sixth-largest city ...
History of Murcia. Western view of the city of Murcia (late 18th-century) The documented history of Murcia traces back at least to the Middle Ages, after Madinat Mursiya was built by Andalusi Emir Abd al-Rahman II in the 9th century, while it is suggested the city was erected over a previous settlement of Roman origin.
Website. www.losalcazares.es. Los Alcázares (Spanish: [los alˈkaθaɾes]) is a municipality and a coastal spa town and former fishing village on the western side of the Mar Menor in the autonomous community and province of Murcia, southeastern Spain. The Mar Menor (little sea) belongs to three other municipalities: San Javier, San Pedro del ...
Style. Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque. Groundbreaking. 1394. Completed. 1465. The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary in Murcia (Spanish: Iglesia Catedral de Santa María en Murcia), commonly called the Cathedral of Murcia, is a Catholic church in the city of Murcia, Spain. It is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cartagena.
Castle of Lorca (Spanish: Castillo de Lorca) in Lorca, Murcia, Spain, is a fortress of medieval origin constructed between the 9th and 15th centuries.It consists of a series of defensive structures that, during the Middle Ages, made the town and the fortress an impregnable point in the southeast part of the Iberian Peninsula.
History. The Museum of Antiquities of Murcia was created by means of a 6 July 1864 royal order, constituted as an added section to the Museum of Painting and Sculpture, created earlier in the year. [1] In 1910, the museum moved to the Cerdán building. [2] In the 1950s, the museum moved again to its current premises, also known as Casa de la ...