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Las Gabias (commonly referred to as Gabia) is a Spanish city and municipality located in the central southern part of the Vega of Granada, in the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, approximately 8 km from the provincial capital of Granada. It borders the municipalities of Vegas del Genil, Cúllar Vega, Churriana de la Vega, Alhendín, La Malahá, Chimeneas and Santa Fe. Las Gabias includes the localities of "Gabia Grande", the municipal capital, and "Gabia Chica" that were a unified with the region in 1973, in addition to the annexation of Híjar, Los Llanos, Pedro Verde and San Javier. The name may have originated from Hisn Caviar, which means "military tower", in allusion to the one that still exists in Gabia Grande. It is one of the most populous municipalities in Spain as well as one of the youngest, with the median age of inhabitants being only 34.3 years of age. In 2016, the population of Las Gabias surpassed 20,000, making it the third most populous municipality in the Granada Metropolitan Area, surpassed only by Granada and Armilla.
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El criptopórtico de Las Gabias, anteriormente analizado erróneamente como baptisterio, es una estructura subterránea situada en el municipio español de Las Gabias, provincia de Granada, que forma parte del conjunto arqueológico de la villa romana de Las Gabias, que se está excavando actualmente.
CriptopórticoBien de interés cultural

La torre de Gabia la Grande (conocida localmente como torreón) es una torre-fortaleza de época musulmana, declarada bien de interés cultural, que se encuentra situada en la plaza del Fuerte, en el municipio granadino de Las Gabias (Andalucía, España).
Torre fortificadaBien de interés cultural

La villa romana de Las Gabias se sitúa en la Vega de Granada, al suroeste de Granada capital (España), a unos 7 km de la misma en línea recta. El yacimiento arqueológico se localiza en el Pago del Viernes Mata Grande (Cabré, 1923), junto al casco urbano y al norte del mismo.
Yacimiento arqueológicoBien de interés cultural

La Iglesia de la Encarnación es la iglesia parroquial de la localidad española de Gabia Grande, municipio de Las Gabias, provincia de Granada.
Iglesia parroquial

La villa romana de Híjar en Las Gabias se sitúa en la parte central de la Vega de Granada, en el municipio español de Las Gabias, pero fuera del núcleo urbano, en la pedanía de Híjar.
Yacimiento arqueológicoBien de interés cultural
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