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Andalusia (UK: / ˌ æ n d ə ˈ l uː s i ə,-z i ə / AN-də-LOO-see-ə, -zee-ə, US: /-ʒ (i) ə,-ʃ (i) ə /-zh(ee-)ə, -sh(ee-)ə; [6] [7] [8] Spanish: Andalucía [andaluˈθi.a] ⓘ, locally also) is the southernmost autonomous community in Peninsular Spain, located in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe.
In the modern era, Andalusia became part of Spain’s movement towards autonomy, culminating in its designation as an autonomous community in 1981. Despite its rich history, the region faces challenges in overcoming economic disparities and aligning with the wealthier parts of the European Union.
But there was a telltale sign that we were in Spain: the thousands of olive trees. Córdoba – and Andalusia more widely – have the densest concentration of olive groves in the country.
Cádiz is the provincial capital with the highest rate of unemployment in Spain. This, too, tends to depress the population level. Young Gaditanos, those between 18 and 30 years of age, have been migrating to other places in Spain (Madrid and Castellón, chiefly), as well as to other places in Europe and the Americas. The population younger ...
Córdoba (/ ˈ k ɔːr d ə b ə / KOR-də-bə; Spanish: [ˈkoɾðoβa] ⓘ), or sometimes Cordova (/ ˈ k ɔːr d ə v ə / KOR-də-və), [6] is a city in Andalusia, Spain, and the capital of the province of Córdoba. It is the third most populated municipality in Andalusia. The city primarily lies on the right bank of the Guadalquivir in the ...
The oldest theory has it that Andalusia derives from the name of the Vandals, the Germanic tribe which colonized parts of Iberia from 409 to 429. [7] That derivation goes back to the 13th-century De rebus Hispaniae. [8] In the 14th century, Ibn Khaldun derived the name from al-Fandalus, the Vandals. [7]
Málaga (/ ˈ m æ l ə ɡ ə / ⓘ; Spanish: ⓘ) is a municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia.With a population of 591,637 in 2024, [5] it is the second-most populous city in Andalusia and the sixth most populous in the country.
The Andalusians (Spanish: andaluces) are the people of Andalusia, an autonomous community in southern Spain. Andalusia's statute of autonomy defines Andalusians as the Spanish citizens who reside in any of the municipalities of Andalusia, as well as those Spaniards who reside abroad and had their last Spanish residence in Andalusia, and their descendants. [7]