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The Almanzora River ((スペイン語:Río Almanzora)) is a river in the province of Almería in Andalusia, Spain. The Almanzora river rises on the northern slope of the Sierra de Los Filabres on the border between the provinces of Granada and Almeria. It passes through the cities of Seron, Tíjola, Purchena Cantoria, Albox, Arboleas and Zurgena, and passes near the town of Huercal Overa, through the town of Cuevas del Almanzora before emptying into the Mediterranean Sea in Punta del Rio, between Palomares and Villaricos, after a journey of . Sometimes it becomes swollen as in September 2012. A previous flood occurred in October 1973. The Almanzora basin is bounded to the south by the Sierra de los Filabres, which rises to . Other highlights are the Tetica Bacares at and Dos Picos at . To the south, neighboring watersheds are those of Andarax River (via the Nacimiento River and the Rambla de Tabernas ), the Rio de Aguas and Antas river. To the west and north, it is bounded by the Sierra de las Estancias, which includes the Sierra de Lúcar at , the Sierra del Madroñal at , the Sierra de Oria at and the Sierra del Saliente at . To the west, adjoining watersheds is that of the Guadalquivir (via the Rio de Baza and rio Guardal joining the Guadalquivir river Guadiana Menor via rio). To the east it is bounded by the top of Cabezo de la Jara at , by the Sierra de Enmedio which rises to at Cerro del Medro, by the Sierra de la Almenara at and the Almagrera sierra, which rises to at Mount Tenerife. Toward the north and east, the watershed is that of Segura (via the rambla de Chirivel and rio Guadalentin). The Ancient Romans called it the ''Surbo'', from Latin ''flumen superbum'', "superb river", for its terrible floods. Its present name derives from the Arabic ''al-Mansura'' (المنصورة), "place of victory". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Almanzora (river)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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