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Palm Grove Museum, Elche

Palmeral of Elche2000

UNESCO World Heritage

UNESCO World Heritage

The Palmeral of Elche, a landscape of groves of date palms, was formally laid out, with elaborate irrigation systems, at the time the Muslim city of Elche was erected, towards the end of the tenth century A.D., when much of the Iberian peninsula was Arab. The Palmeral is an oasis, a system for agrarian production in arid areas. It is also a unique example of Arab agricultural practices on the European continent. Cultivation of date palms in Elche is known at least since the Iberian times, dating around the fifth century B.C.

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  • Title: Palm Grove Museum, Elche
  • Creator: Palmeral of Elche
  • Date Created: 2000
  • Location Created: Spain
  • Rights: Visit Elche
  • Location: Spain
  • Inscription Criteria: Criteria: (ii)(v)
  • Date of Inscription: 2000
  • Category of Site: Cultural site
UNESCO World Heritage

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