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Monachil is a municipality in the province of Granada, Spain. As of 2018, it has a population of 7,826 inhabitants. It lies around 8 km from the city of Granada. It borders the municipalities of Huétor Vega, Cenes de la Vega, Pinos Genil, Güéjar Sierra, Dílar, La Zubia and Cájar.
Within the municipality of Monachil there are three distinct population centres: the old village, often referred to as Monachil Pueblo, the newer Barrio de la Vega and Pradollano, the resort village at the Sierra Nevada Ski Station. The ski station hosted the Alpine World Ski Championships in 1996, the 2015 Winter Universiade, and the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017.
The name Monachil comes from the Arabic منستير (monastir), a word of Greek origin meaning "monastery".
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La iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación es una iglesia parroquial situada en el municipio español de Monachil, en la provincia de Granada, comunidad autónoma de Andalucía.
Iglesia parroquial católica
El Cerro de la Encina es un yacimiento arqueológico argárico situado en el municipio de Monachil, en la provincia de Granada, España. Se levanta sobre una escarpada colina y sus laderas a 780 m s. n. m., sobre la margen derecha del río Monachil.
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8 plans to experience Monachil 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.
