southern Spain

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Southern Spain is a warm, historically rich region of the Iberian Peninsula known for its Mediterranean coastline, Moorish heritage, flamenco culture, and vibrant cities like Seville and Málaga.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
southern Spain canonical 112
western Andalusia 2
Southern Spain 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (106)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
region
agriculturalProduct citrus fruits
grapes
olive oil
olives
vegetables (greenhouse production in Almería)
borders Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Portugal (to the west, via Andalusia and Extremadura)
climate Mediterranean climate
semi-arid climate (in some areas)
economySector agriculture
fishing
services
tourism
hasAirport Almería Airport
Granada Airport
surface form: Granada-Jaén Airport

Jerez Airport
Murcia Region International Airport
Málaga Airport
surface form: Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport

Seville Airport
hasCity Albacete
surface form: Albacete (often considered southeastern Spain)

Algeciras
Almería
Antequera
Baeza
Benalmádena
Cartagena (Murcia)
Chiclana de la Frontera
Cadiz
surface form: Cádiz

Córdoba
El Ejido
Estepona
Fuengirola
Granada
Huelva
Jaén
Jerez de la Frontera
Linares
Lorca
Marbella
Motril
Murcia
Málaga
Nerja
Ronda
Roquetas de Mar
San Fernando, Cádiz
surface form: San Fernando (Cádiz)

Seville
Torremolinos
Úbeda
hasCoast Costa Cálida
Costa Tropical
Almería
surface form: Costa de Almería

Costa de la Luz
Costa del Sol
hasCulturalRegion Andalusia
hasCulturalTradition Semana Santa processions
ferias (local fairs)
tapas culture
hasDialect Andalusian Spanish
Murcian Spanish
hasHeritageSite Royal Alcázar of Seville
surface form: Alcázar of Seville

Alhambra
surface form: Alhambra of Granada

Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida
surface form: Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida (bordering region)

Doñana National Park
Historic Centre of Córdoba
Historic Centre of Seville
Great Mosque of Córdoba
surface form: Mezquita-Catedral de Córdoba

Seville Cathedral
Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza
surface form: Úbeda and Baeza Renaissance monuments
hasMountainRange Baetic System
Sierra Nevada (Spain)
hasPort Port of Algeciras
Port of Almería
Port of Cádiz
Port of Málaga
hasRiver Genil River
Guadalete River
Guadalquivir River
Guadiana River
surface form: Guadiana River (southern stretches)
hasSubregion Andalusia
Extremadura
surface form: Extremadura (southern part)

Province of Murcia
surface form: Region of Murcia

Valencian Community (southern part)
historicalInfluence Andalusia
surface form: Al-Andalus

Crown of Castile
Roman Empire
Visigothic Kingdom
knownFor Islamic architecture
Moorish heritage
beach resorts
bullfighting tradition
flamenco culture
olive oil production
sherry wine production
tourism
warm weather
whitewashed villages (pueblos blancos)
language Spanish language
locatedIn Iberian Peninsula
Mediterranean Basin
Southern Europe
partOf Spain
religionMajority Roman Catholicism

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Referenced by (117)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Plaza Alta locatedIn southern Spain
Playa de Los Lances locatedIn southern Spain
Playa de Bolonia region southern Spain
this entity surface form: Southern Spain
SVQ servesRegion southern Spain
subject surface form: Seville Airport
SVQ locatedInPartOfCountry southern Spain
subject surface form: Seville Airport
LEZL locatedIn southern Spain
La Rinconada locatedIn southern Spain
A-4 motorway terminus southern Spain
Guadalimar River locatedIn southern Spain
Via de la Plata connects southern Spain
Isla de las Palomas locatedIn southern Spain
Loja locatedIn southern Spain
Yeguas River locatedIn southern Spain
Baeza locatedIn southern Spain
OZP locatedInPartOfCountry southern Spain
subject surface form: Morón Air Base
Morón de la Frontera locatedIn southern Spain
Archdiocese of Granada locatedIn southern Spain