Malaga. Old Town

Malaga (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmalaɣa]) is a city and a municipality, capital of the Province of Malaga, in the Autonomous Community of... more

by Jenny Rainbow

Title

Malaga. Old Town

Artist

Jenny Rainbow

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Photograph - Photography

Description

Malaga (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmalaɣa]) is a city and a municipality, capital of the Province of Malaga, in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Spain. With a population of 568,507 in 2010, it is the second most populous city of Andalusia and the sixth largest in Spain. The southernmost large city in Europe, it lies on the Costa del Sol (Coast of the Sun) of the Mediterranean, about 100 km (62.14 mi) east of the Strait of Gibraltar and about 130 km (80.78 mi) north of Africa.
Málaga's history spans about 2,800 years, making it one of the oldest cities in the world. It was founded by the Phoenicians as Malaka about 770 BC, and from the 6th century BC was under the hegemony of Ancient Carthage. Then from 218 BC it was ruled by the Roman Republic and later the Roman Empire as Malaca (Latin). After the fall of the empire it was under Islamic domination as Malaqah for 800 years, but in 1487 it again came under Christian rule in the Reconquista. The archaeological remains and monuments from the Phoenician, Roman, Arabic and Christian eras make the historic center of the city an "open museum", displaying its rich history of more than 3,000 years.

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March 19th, 2014