Yegen
Yegen is a village of the municipality of Alpujarra de la Sierra in the province of Granada. The village was the home of the British writer Gerald Brenan in the 1920s, and he described its customs in South from Granada, one of his best-known books.
Laherrumbre, Public domain.- Hamlet with about 370 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,040 metres (3,410 feet)
- Description: human settlement in Granada Province, Spain
- Postal code: 18460
Places of Interest
Discover Iglesia de Yegen and Iglesia Parroquial de San José.
Iglesia Parroquial de San José
Iglesia Parroquial de San José is a church.
3½ km northeast of Yegen
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yátor and Mecina Bombarón.
Yegen
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Latitude
36.98271° or 36° 58′ 58″ north
Longitude
-3.11873° or 3° 7′ 7″ west
Open location code
8C8RXVMJ+3G
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Yegen” goes by many names.
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