16 Facts About Murcia

Murcia is a city in south-eastern Spain, the capital and most populous city of the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia, and the seventh largest city in the country.

Murcia was founded by the emir of Cordoba Abd ar-Rahman II in 825 with the name Mursiyah .

City, as the capital of the comarca Huerta de Murcia is called "Europe's orchard" due to its long agricultural tradition and its fruit, vegetable, and flower production and exports.

In 1172 Murcia was conquered by the north African Almohades, the last Muslim empire to rule southern Spain, and as the forces of the Christian Reconquista gained the upper hand, was the capital of a small Muslim emirate from 1223 to 1243.

In 1304, Murcia was finally incorporated into Castile under the Treaty of Torrellas.

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Murcia's prosperity declined as the Mediterranean lost trade to the ocean routes and from the wars between the Christians and the Ottoman Empire.

The old prosperity of Murcia became crises during 14th century because of its border location with the neighbouring Muslim kingdom of Granada, but flourished after its conquest in 1492 and again in the 18th century, benefiting greatly from a boom in the silk industry.

In 1810, Murcia was looted by Napoleonic troops; it then suffered a major earthquake in 1829.

Murcia has been the capital of the province of Murcia since 1833 and, with its creation by the central government in 1982, capital of the autonomous community .

Murcia is located near the center of a low-lying fertile plain known as the huerta of Murcia.

Murcia holds close to the highest recorded in southern Europe since reliable meteorological records commenced in 1950.

Murcia is one of the communities with the largest Romani population in Spain.

Cathedral of Murcia was built between 1394 and 1465 in the Castilian Gothic style.

Economy of Murcia is supported by fairs and congresses, museums, theatres, cinema, music, aquariums, restaurants, hotels, shopping centres, campings, sports, foreign students, and tourism.

Murcia has a railway station called Murcia del Carmen, located in the neighbourhood of the same name on the Chinchilla–Cartagena railway.

Murcia offers Adult Education for people who want to return to complete high school and possibly continue on to the university.