Axarquía ( Spanish pronunciation: [axaɾˈki.a] ) is a comarca of Andalusia in southern Spain . It is the wedge-shaped area east of Málaga . Its name is traced back to Arabic الشرقية ( aš-Šarqiyya , meaning "the eastern [region]"). It extends along the coast and inland. Its coastal towns make up the Costa del Sol Oriental - one of the sunniest places in mainland Spain with the average of 320 sunny days a year. The natives of the region are called axárquicos .
4-689: The comarca is composed of 31 municipalities, of which the capital is Vélez-Málaga . The Vélez, Algarrobo and Torrox rivers all run through the region. Its highest mountain is La Maroma , highest point of the Sierra de Tejeda , Penibaetic System . The Axarquía comarca is also known as Axarquía-Costa del Sol , for it includes the Costa del Sol Oriental sector of the Costa del Sol , east of Málaga city made up of Rincón de la Victoria , Vélez-Málaga , Algarrobo , Torrox and Nerja municipal terms. The Dictionary of
8-469: Is the highest peak of the Sierra de Tejeda , Penibaetic System , Spain . The summit is located in the region of Axarquía on the border between the provinces of Granada and Málaga . The name La Maroma ("The Rope") comes from a rope used to descend to an ancient ice house located close to the summit. This mountain is in the Sierras of Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama Natural Park . This article about
12-637: The Spanish Royal Academy defines the word "jarquía" ( xarquía in old Castilian ) as "district or territory located east of a great city and dependent on it" and says that it proceeds from Arabic شرقية Šarqiyya , meaning "eastern part" or " eastern." It coincides with the region of Axarquia which lies in the east of Málaga. The Royal Academy, in its spelling of the Spanish Language, 1999 edition, explains that, in old Castilian, consonant fricative phoneme ⟨ x ⟩ represented
16-577: The palatal [ʃ] as in English sh sound, found in words like Axarquía, Don Quixote , Mexico , Texas etc. The Axarquía comarca consists of the following municipalities: 36°50′N 04°10′W / 36.833°N 4.167°W / 36.833; -4.167 This article about a location in Andalusia, Spain, is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . La Maroma La Maroma , also known as Tejeda , at an altitude of 2069 m,
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