Pechina

Pechina is a municipality of Province of Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It is on the site of the ancient town of Urci.

Pechina
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Pechina
Pechina
Coordinates: 36°55′N 2°26′W
CountrySpain
CommunityAndalusia
MunicipalityAlmería
Government
  MayorJosé Manuel Moreno Díaz (PSOE)
Area
  Total46 km2 (18 sq mi)
Elevation
98 m (322 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
  Total4,018
  Density87/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ClimateBWk

Pechina, called Bajjāna in Arabic, was the centre of a Yemeni colony during the period of the Umayyad caliphate in Spain. Founded before 886, the self-governing colony was known as the ursh al-Yaman. In 922 it was incorporated into the caliphate. It oversaw a ribat (fortress) and maintained its own navy that could be put use for piracy or official Umayyad campaigns. Between 939 and 944 it took part in four expeditions against the Franks, Idrisids and Fatimids. By 955, it had been eclipsed by Almería.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19992,689    
20002,763+2.8%
20012,836+2.6%
20022,910+2.6%
20033,024+3.9%
20043,114+3.0%
20053,307+6.2%
Source: INE (Spain)

References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. Hassan Salih Khalilieh, Islamic Maritime Law: An Introduction (Brill, 1998), pp. 8–9.


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