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Pechina

Place in Andalusia, Spain
Pechina
Cave houses in Sierra Alhamilla, Pechina
Cave houses in Sierra Alhamilla, Pechina
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Coordinates: 36°55′N 2°26′W / 36.917°N 2.433°W / 36.917; -2.433
Country Spain
Community Andalusia
Municipality Almería
Government
 • Mayor José Manuel Moreno Díaz (PSOE)
Area
 • Total
46 km2 (18 sq mi)
Elevation98 m (322 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total
4,018
 • Density87/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Climate BWk

Pechina is a municipality of the Province of Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It is on the site of the ancient town of Urci.

Pechina, called Bajjāna in Arabic, was the centre of a Yemeni colony during the period of the Umayyad caliphate in Spain. Founded before 886, the self-governing colony was known as the ursh al-Yaman. Jews also shared in the prosperity of Pechina.[2] In 922 it was incorporated into the caliphate. It oversaw a ribat (fortress) and maintained its own navy that could be put use for piracy or official Umayyad campaigns. Between 939 and 944 it took part in four expeditions against the Franks, Idrisids and Fatimids. By 955, it had been eclipsed by Almería.[3]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
19992,689—    
20002,763+2.8%
20012,836+2.6%
20022,910+2.6%
20033,024+3.9%
20043,114+3.0%
20053,307+6.2%
Source: INE (Spain)

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ "Pechina". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  3. ^ Hassan Salih Khalilieh, Islamic Maritime Law: An Introduction (Brill, 1998), pp. 8–9.
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