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Murcia
Introduction:
Murcia (city),
city in south-east Spain, capital of Murcia Province
and autonomous region, on the Segura River. The
surrounding of this place is plain. Highly admirable,
the striking province of Murcia stretches 170
Km along the coastline showcasing its beautiful
architecture.
Murcia has
an important role in the production of fruits,
vegetables, and flowers throughout Spain as well
as Europe. The total area of the city is 11313
sq km and population is 1,2 million. Murcia is
a warm city. There is problem of water supply.
History:
The Baroque
17th-century Ermita de Jesús houses a museum
of the art of the city's native sculptor Francisco
Salzillo. Believed to have been founded by the
Moors in the 9th century, Murcia was the capital
of an intermittently independent or vassal Moorish
kingdom until it was taken over by Castile in
1243.
After
the kingdom of Murcia , it becames a technical
vassal kingdom of Spain. Murcia became an independent
region in 1982.