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(Redirected from Tabernas, Almería) Place in Andalusia, Spain
Tabernas, Spain
Flag of Tabernas, SpainFlagCoat of arms of Tabernas, SpainCoat of arms
Coordinates: 37°03′N 2°23′W / 37.050°N 2.383°W / 37.050; -2.383
CountrySpain
CommunityAndalusia
MunicipalityAlmería
Government
 • MayorJose Diaz Ibanez (PSOE)
Area
 • Total281 km (108 sq mi)
Elevation400 m (1,300 ft)
Population
 • Total3,704
 • Density13/km (34/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ClimateBWk

Tabernas is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain, as well as the name of the principal town of the municipality. It is located on the edge of the famous Tabernas Desert, the filming location of many feature films and TV series. The three film sets in the area: Fort Bravo, Western Leone, Mini Hollywood attract a modest number of tourists. It is the site of Moorish castle ruins, an old church, and a refurbished Teatro Municipal.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19963,457—    
20013,204−7.3%
20063,494+9.1%
20173,679+5.3%
Source: INE (Spain)

Cinema

"Wild West" cemetery in "Yucca City" in the desert of Tabernas

The Tabernas Desert, because of its similarities to North American deserts as seen in western movies, to northern Africa and to the Arabian deserts, and because of its lunar landscape, served from the 1950s onwards for the shooting of many films needing such landscapes (e.g. the Spaghetti Westerns), making the area world-renowned.

See also: List of films shot in Almería

Notable people

  • Encarnación Magaña - In 1942 she was the last woman from Almería to be executed after the Spanish Civil War. In 2020 a street was named after her, making it the first street in Tabernas to be named after a woman.

References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

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Municipalities of the province of Almería
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