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[1] It's known for its antiquities. It's located at the Straits of Gibraltar, so its position is strategic to passage to and from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. The ancient Phoenicians, Carthaginians and Romans were there because of the location, and for trade. [2] It's known for cultural achievements. It was the center of about 700 years of Moorish rule over the Iberian peninsula. So it has many beautiful, famous monuments: for example, the Alhambra in Granada; the Giralda in Seville; and the Medina Azahara and Mezquita in Cordoba. [3] It's known for its engineering achievements, such as the Alamillo bridge of Seville. [4] It's known for its famous people: Rafael Alberti, Manuel de Falla, and Paco de Lucia in music; Antonio Banderas in film; Federico Garcia Lorca in literature; Cristina Hoyos in dance; and Pablo Picasso and Diego Velasquez in art. [5] It's known for its farming methods, particularly in its drought-tolerant strategies and its wise use of irrigation and scarce rainfall. [6] It's known for its food, such as the bar snacks ka tapas of Seville; fish dishes; and gazpacho. [7] It's known as the gateway of knowledge from the ancient to the modern world. For many Jewish and Moorish scholars in Andalucia passed on astronomical, geographical, historical, mathematical, medical and philosophical knowledge that might otherwise have been lost in all the fighting over the Holy Land and the Middle East during the Crusades, and after. [8] It's known for its preservation of local culture, such as the dancing and music of fandango and flamenco. [9] It's known for its production of sherry.
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Known as the liquid salad gazpacho is a specialty of what Spanish region?
Andalucia
When was Andalucia - Jordan - created?
Andalucia - Jordan - was created in 2009.
When was Andalucia Building created?
Andalucia Building was created in 1911.
When was Air Andalucia created?
Air Andalucia was created in 2003.
When did Air Andalucia end?
Air Andalucia ended in 2005.
When was Andalucia Tennis Experience created?
Andalucia Tennis Experience was created in 2009.
When was Andalucia - song - created?
Andalucia - song - was created on 2010-03-01.
Flamenco is a well-known food eaten in Spain?
Flamenco is not food, it is song and dance from Andalucia in Southern Spain
Is southern Andalucia in Spain?
All of Andalucia is the southern most Autonomous Region in continental Spain.
Is Jaen in Andalucia Spain?
It is.
What actors and actresses appeared in Andalucia - 1946?
The cast of Andalucia - 1946 includes: Charles Magnante as Himself - Trio Leader
What is Dia de Andalucia?
its a holiday
