Iznate
Encyclopedia
Iznate is a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia
in southern Spain
. The municipality is situated approximately 12 kilometres from Vélez-Málaga and c. 45 from the provincial capital Málaga
.
The name derives from the medieval Berber Iznatten
tribes.
Andalusia
Andalusia is the most populous and the second largest in area of the autonomous communities of Spain. The Andalusian autonomous community is officially recognised as a nationality of Spain. The territory is divided into eight provinces: Huelva, Seville, Cádiz, Córdoba, Málaga, Jaén, Granada and...
in southern Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. The municipality is situated approximately 12 kilometres from Vélez-Málaga and c. 45 from the provincial capital Málaga
Málaga
Málaga is a city and a municipality 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. This is the southernmost large city in Europe...
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The name derives from the medieval Berber Iznatten
Zenata
Zenata were an ethnic group of North Africa, who were technically an Eastern Berber group and who are found in Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco....
tribes.
Main sights
- Church of St. Gregory (late 16th century)
- Spring of les Tres Deseos, dating to Moorish times
- Spring of Moguera, also of Moorish origin