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Benaoján is a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. It is located within the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park. Its surface area is 32 km2. The municipality is situated approximately 17 kilometers from Ronda and 116 km from the capital of the province. It is situated at an altitude of 524 meters. Its inhabitants are called benaojanos.
Its name is of Arab origin. Some believe it means children of Oján, from the Berber tribe, and others think "home of the baker."
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8 places to explore Benaoján at your own pace. Each number matches its point on the map.
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La Cueva de la Pileta es una cueva en Benaoján, provincia de Málaga, Andalucía, en España. Es un yacimiento prehistórico con arte parietal del Paleolítico y restos neolíticos, descubierto en 1905 por José Bullón Lobato, y explorado y estudiado por Willoughby Verner, Henri Breuil y Hugo Obermaier.
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La cueva del Gato es en realidad la boca sur del sistema espeleológico denominado sistema Hundidero-Gato, aunque habitualmente se suele conocer a todo el conjunto por el nombre de esta, su boca más famosa.
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6 plans to experience Benaoján on the move, not just passing through.
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Places and plans from OpenStreetMap (ODbL): what is mapped within the municipal boundary, by name. If something is missing, it can be added there and will appear here in the next update.
What there really is in the village and around it, with distances. If an activity isn't on this list, we haven't found it nearby.
