Monachil is a municipality in the province of Granada, Spain

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. As of 2010, it has a population of 7294 inhabitants. It lies around 8 km from the city of Granada. It borders the municipalities of Huétor Vega

Huétor Vega

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, Cenes de la Vega

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, Pinos Genil

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, Güéjar Sierra

Güéjar Sierra

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, Dílar

Dílar

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, La Zubia

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 and Cájar

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Within the municipality of Monachil there are three distinct population centres: the old village, often referred to as Monachil Pueblo, the newer Barrio de la Vega and Pradollano, the resort village at the Sierra Nevada Ski Station

Sierra Nevada Ski Station

The Sierra Nevada Ski Station is a ski resort in the Sierra Nevada mountains in the province Granada in southeastern Spain. The ski area is on the northern slopes of Veleta, the third highest peak in Spain. This is the most southerly ski resort of Europe....

. The ski station hosted the Alpine World Ski Championships in 1996, and is due to hold the winter Universiade

Universiade

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 in 2015.

The name Monachil comes from the Arabic منستير (monastir), a word of Latin

Latin

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origin meaning "monastery".

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