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Andalusia consists of about 90,000 km² of
Spanish territory. It is the largest single region and bigger than both
Belgium and Holland. About fifty per cent of this region is mountainous with
a third of it standing above 600 metres. There are 46 peaks that are above
1000 metres. Andalusia´s main river is the Guadalquivir which in Arabic,
means "Great River". It begins at the Sierra de Cazorla in eastern Andalusia
and crosses to its outlet in the sea in the west. It flows 602 km, roughly
southwest to Sanlúcar de Barrameda where it empties into the Gulf of Cádiz.
Supplied by rainwater in the winter and melting snow from the Sierra Nevada
in the summer the river provides valuable water for irrigation and
hydroelectric purposes.
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