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

Pechina
Cave houses in Sierra Alhamilla, Pechina
Cave houses in Sierra Alhamilla, Pechina
Flag of Pechina
Coat of arms of Pechina
Pechina is located in Andalusia
Pechina
Pechina
Pechina is located in Spain
Pechina
Pechina
Coordinates: 36°55′N 2°26′W / 36.917°N 2.433°W / 36.917; -2.433
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. Jews also shared in the prosperity of Pechina.[2] 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.[3]

Demographics

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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)

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ "Pechina". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  3. ^ Hassan Salih Khalilieh, Islamic Maritime Law: An Introduction (Brill, 1998), pp. 8–9.
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