Granada

Granada
Granada
	Ceety
	Frae top left: The Alhambra, Generalife, Pateo de los Leones in Alhambra, Royal Hall in Alhambra, Albaicín an Sacromonte, Huerto del Carlos, in Albaicín, Plaza Nueva, hoose in Albaicín, façade o the cathedral, bell touer o the cathedral, Ryal Chapel
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	Coordinates: 37°10′41″N 3°36′03″W / 37.17806°N 3.60083°WCoordinates: 37°10′41″N 3°36′03″W / 37.17806°N 3.60083°W
Kintra	Spain
Autonomous commonty	Andalusie
Province	Granada
Govrenment
• Teep	Mayor-cooncil
• Bodi	Ayuntamiento de Granada
• Mayor	José Torres Hurtado (PP)
Area
• Total	88 km2 (34 sq mi)
Elevation (AMSL)	738 m (2,421 ft)
Population (2018)
• Total	232,208
• Density	2,600/km2 (6,800/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	granadino (m), granadina (f); iliberitano (m), iliberitana (f) granadí, garnatí
Time zone	UTC 1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 2 (CEST)
Postal code	18000
Area code(s)	34 (Spain) (Granada)
Website	Offeecial wabsteid

Granada (Spaingie pronunciation: [ɡɾaˈnaða]) is a ceety an the caipital o the province o Granada, in the autonomous commonty o Andalusie, Spain.

The ceety o Granada is placit at the fuit of the Sierra Nevada muntains, at the confluence o three rivers, Beiro, Darro an Genil, at an elevation o 738 metres abuin sea level yet anerlie ane oor frae the Mediterranean coast, the Costa Tropical. Nearbi is the Sierra Nevada Ski Station, whaur the FIS Alpine Warld Ski Championships 1996 wur held.

At the 2005 census, the population o the ceety o Granada proper wis 236,982, an the population o the entire urban aurie wis estimatit tae be 472,638, rankin as the 13t-lairgest urban aurie o Spain. Aboot 3.3% o the population did no hauld Spaingie ceetizenship, the lairgest number o these (31%) comin frae Sooth Americae. Its nearest airport is Federico García Lorca Airport.

The Alhambra, a Moorish citadel an palace, is in Granada. It is ane o the maist famous items o the Islamic historical legacy that makes Granada a hot spot amang cultural an tourist ceeties in Spain. The Almohad urbanism wi some fine examples o Moorish an Morisco constructions is preserved at the pairt o the ceety cried the Albaicín.

Granada is an aa well-kent athin Spain due tae the prestigious Varsity o Granada an, nouadays, vibrant nicht-life. In fact, it is said that it is ane o the three best ceeties for university students (the ither twa are Salamanca an Santiago de Compostela).

The pomegranate (in Spaingie, 'granada') is the heraldic device o Granada.