Granada
Granada is a city in Granada Province in the Andalucia region of Spain. Rich in history and culture, Granada is a very worthwhile city in Spain for a tourist.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Alhambra and Generalife.
Alhambra
Photo: Bernd Untiedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Alhambra is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Spain. It is one of the most famous monuments of Islamic architecture and one of the best-preserved palaces of the historic Islamic world.
Generalife
Photo: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra, CC BY 2.0.
The Generalife was a summer palace and country estate of the Nasrid rulers of the Emirate of Granada in Al-Andalus. It is located directly east of and uphill from the Alhambra palace complex in Granada, Spain.
Granada Cathedral
Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Incarnation, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Granada, Spain. The cathedral is the seat of the Archdiocese of Granada.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maracena and Jun.
Maracena
Town
Photo: Emiliomaracena, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Maracena is a municipality located in the province of Granada, Spain. According to the 2005 census, the city has a population of 18819 inhabitants. It is located in the central part of the Vega de Granada, being one of the fifty-two entities that make up the metropolitan area of Granada.It borders the municipalities of Peligros, Pulianas, Granada, Atarfe and Albolote. Maracena is situated 4½ km northwest of Granada.
Jun
Village
Photo: Lopezsuarez, CC0.
Jun is a Spanish locality and municipality situated in the north-centre part of la Vega de Granada, in the province of Granada. It limits with the municipalities of Pulianas, Granada, Alfacar and Víznar. Jun is situated 3½ km north of Granada.
Granada
Latitude
37.1886° or 37° 11′ 19″ northLongitude
-3.5908° or 3° 35′ 27″ westPopulation
239,000Elevation
812 metres (2,664 feet)Open location code
8C9R5CQ5+FMGeoNames ID
6357709
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Satellite Map
Discover Granada from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Amharic to Yue Chinese—“Granada” goes by many names.
- Amharic: “ግራናዳ”
- Arabic: “غرناطة”
- Armenian: “Գրանադա”
- Azerbaijani: “Qranada”
- Belarusian: “Горад Гранада”
- Bengali: “গ্রানাডা”
- Bulgarian: “Гранада”
- Central Kurdish: “گرانادا”
- Chinese: “格拉纳达”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جرانادا”
- Esperanto: “Granado”
- Extremaduran: “Graná”
- French: “Grenade”
- Georgian: “გრანადა”
- German: “Granada”
- Greek: “Γρανάδα”
- Hebrew: “גרנדה”
- Japanese: “グラナダ”
- Kazakh: “Гранада”
- Korean: “그라나다”
- Latin: “Granata”
- Marathi: “ग्रानादा”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Granada”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Granada”
- Norwegian: “Granada”
- Panjabi: “ਗਰਾਨਾਦਾ”
- Persian: “گرانادا”
- Polish: “Granada”
- Russian: “Гранада”
- Sanskrit: “ग्रानाडा”
- Serbian: “Гранада”
- Tagalog: “Lungsod ng Granada”
- Tamil: “கிரனாதா”
- Thai: “กรานาดา”
- Ukrainian: “Ґранада”
- Urdu: “غرناطہ”
- Western Panjabi: “غرناطہ”
- Yakut: “Гранаада”
- Yue Chinese: “格蘭納達”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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