Darro

The Darro is a river of the , . It is a tributary of the . The river was originally named after the Roman word for gold because people used to pan for gold on its banks.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Spain
  • Also known as: “Darro (rio)”, “Darro (río)”, and “Darro (river)”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Alhambra and Generalife.

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The is a palace and fortress complex located in , Spain. is situated 3 km west of Darro.

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The was a summer palace and country estate…

University
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The is a public university… is situated 4 km west of Darro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lancha del Genil and Sacromonte.

Village
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is a village.

Neighborhood
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, sometimes also called Sacramonte…

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km north of Darro.

Darro

Latitude
37.18018° or 37° 10′ 49″ north
Longitude
-3.55783° or 3° 33′ 28″ west
Elevation
779 metres (2,556 feet)
Open location code
8C9R5CJR+3V
Geo­Names ID
2518916
Wiki­data ID
Q1166701
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Darro” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نهر دارو”
  • Asturian: “Ríu Darro”
  • Bavarian: “Darro”
  • Bulgarian: “Даро”
  • Catalan: “riu Darro”
  • Catalan: “Riu Darro”
  • Cebuano: “Río Darro”
  • Chinese: “達羅河”
  • Dutch: “Darro”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر دارو”
  • Esperanto: “Rivero Darro”
  • French: “Darro”
  • Galician: “Río Darro”
  • German: “Darro”
  • Greek: “Ντάρρο”
  • Irish: “Darro”
  • Italian: “Darro”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Darro”
  • Portuguese: “Rio Darro”
  • Slovenian: “Darro”
  • Spanish: “Darro”
  • Spanish: “Río Darro”
  • Swedish: “Río Darro”
  • Turkish: “Darro Nehri”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Darro”
  • Urdu: “دارو (دریا)”
  • Urdu: “دارو”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Jesús del Valle and Barranco del Oro.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Hacienda Jesús del Valle and Museo de la Abadía del Sacro-Monte.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Darro”. Photo: Mys23, Public domain.