Benimaclet

thumb|Benimaclet skyline Benimaclet () city is a former village which is now part of the city of Valencia, Spain. The placename is of Arabic origin dating from Moorish times (Arabic بني مخلد, banī Maḫlad, "sons of Majlad"). It is located in the north east of the city and borders the districts of Orriols in the west, the University of Valencia district in the east the Primat Reig area in the south and the town of Alboraia in the north. Benimaclet is, by extension, the name of the postal district 46020 of the city of Valencia. This postal district unites the district with the more recently urbanised neighbouring areas such as Camí de Vera which includes the Polytechnic University of Valencia. Extensive building has meant that the final parts of the rural area known as l'horta have vanished in Benimaclet since the late 1980s.

==History== Modern Benimaclet has been completely absorbed by Valencia city, however it has historically been proud of its own identity, with its own church, main square and a street layout more reminiscent of a small village than a city district. Old notices in some streets still speak of “The town of Benimaclet.” From the end of the 16th century until 1878, Benimaclet was an independent local council having its own mayor after which it became part of the city of Valencia. The last vestiges of local sovereignty ended in 1970.