Roman aqueduct of Almuñécar

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The Roman aqueduct of Almuñécar is an ancient hydraulic engineering structure in southern Spain, built during the Roman period to supply water to the settlement of Sexi Firmum Iulium (modern Almuñécar) and now preserved as a significant archaeological monument.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman aqueduct ⓘ
archaeological monument ⓘ
hydraulic engineering structure ⓘ
ancientNameOfServedSettlement Sexi Firmum Iulium ⓘ
approximateDateOfConstruction 1st century CE ⓘ
associatedWith Roman Empire ⓘ
constructionTechnique Roman concrete and masonry ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
culture Ancient Rome ⓘ
linked to: Roman Antiquity
currentUse archaeological site ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
hasNameInSpanish Acueducto romano de Almuñécar ⓘ
hasPart arches ⓘ
bridges ⓘ
channels ⓘ
settling tanks ⓘ
underground sections ⓘ
hasSection Almuñécar urban section ⓘ
linked to: Almuñécar

Iryda section ⓘ
La Carrera section ⓘ
Las Angosturas section ⓘ
Torrecuevas section ⓘ
heritageDesignation Bien de Interés Cultural ⓘ
heritageDesignationCountry Spain ⓘ
languageOfLocalToponym Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Almuñécar ⓘ
Andalusia ⓘ
Province of Granada ⓘ
linked to: Granada Province

Spain ⓘ
southern Spain ⓘ
valley of the Río Verde area ⓘ
material mortar ⓘ
stone ⓘ
modernNameOfServedSettlement Almuñécar ⓘ
municipality Almuñécar ⓘ
nearbyWaterBody Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
partOf Roman infrastructure of Sexi Firmum Iulium ⓘ
period Roman period ⓘ
preservationStatus partially preserved ⓘ
region Costa Tropical ⓘ
serves Almuñécar ⓘ
Sexi Firmum Iulium ⓘ
significance important example of Roman hydraulic engineering in Iberia ⓘ
key archaeological monument of Almuñécar ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism ⓘ
usedFor irrigation ⓘ
urban water distribution ⓘ
water supply ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Almuñécar → hasArchaeologicalSite → Roman aqueduct of Almuñécar ⓘ
Roman aqueduct of Almuñécar → hasNameInSpanish → Acueducto romano de Almuñécar ⓘ
linked to: Roman aqueduct of Almuñécar