Everything about Guadalquivir River totally explained
The
Guadalquivir is the fifth longest
river in
Spain (after the
Tagus,
Ebro,
Duero and
Guadiana), and the longest in
Andalucía. The name comes from the
Arabic al-wādi al-kabīr (الوادي الكبير), 'The Great Valley'. The river was called
Betis (or
Baetis) from Pre-Roman times to the
Al-Andalus period, giving its name to the
Hispania Baetica Roman province.
The Guadalquivir is 657 kilometers long and drains an area of about 58,000 square kilometers. It begins at Cañada de las Fuentes in the
Cazorla mountain range (
Jaén), passes through
Córdoba and
Sevilla and ends at the fishing village of Bonanza, in
Sanlúcar de Barrameda, flowing into the
Gulf of Cádiz, in the
Atlantic Ocean. The
marshy lowlands at the river's end are known as "
Las Marismas". It borders
Doñana National Park reserve.
The Guadalquivir river is the only great
navigable river in Spain. Currently it's navigable up as far as Seville, but in
Roman times it was navigable to Córdoba.
The ancient city of
Tartessos was said to be have been located at the mouth of the Guadalquivir, although its site hasn't yet been found.
Image gallery
Image:río Guadalquivir Cordoba.jpg|Guadalquivir river, Córdoba
Image:Cordoba PuenteRomano mezquita.jpg|Guadalquivir and old Roman Bridge, Córdoba
Image:Guadalquivir River, Coria del Rio.jpg|Guadalquivir River in Coria del Río, Seville (navigable)
Image:Sevilla2005July 040.jpg|Guadalquivir and Quinto Centenario Bridge, Seville
Image:Cormoranes.jpg|Cormorants in lower Guadalquivir (Doñana National Park)
Image:SpainGuadalquivirBasin.png|Guadalquivir river basin
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