Alpujarras
Sign in to savethumb|300px|Location of las Alpujarras thumb|300px|The three villages of the Poqueira valley: [[Pampaneira, Bubión, Capileira with the Sierra Nevada in the background.]] thumb|300px|Roofs and chimneys in Bubión thumb|300px|Another typical Alpujarran village, Busquístar thumb|A street corner in Trevélez showing traditional architecture and door curtain thumb|An acequia, old irrigation canal, still in use.
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5 sectionsContents
- Historical background
- The Alpujarra today
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|300px|Location of las Alpujarras thumb|300px|The three villages of the Poqueira valley: [[Pampaneira, Bubión, Capileira with the Sierra Nevada in the background.]] thumb|300px|Roofs and chimneys in Bubión thumb|300px|Another typical Alpujarran village, Busquístar thumb|A street corner in Trevélez showing traditional architecture and door curtain thumb|An acequia, old irrigation canal, still in use.
The Alpujarra (, ) is a natural and historical region in Andalusia, Spain, on the south slopes of the Sierra Nevada and the adjacent valley. The average elevation is above sea level. It extends over two provinces, Granada and Almería; it is sometimes referred to in the plural as "Las Alpujarras". There are several interpretations of this Arabic-origin name: the most convincing is that it derives from al-basharāt (), meaning something like "sierra of pastures". The administrative centre of the part in Granada is Órgiva, while that of the part in Almería is Alhama de Almería.