The Guadalete ( Spanish: [ɡwaðaˈlete] ) is a river located almost entirely in the Spanish Province of Cádiz , rising in the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park at an elevation of about 1,000 metres (3,300 ft), and running for 172 kilometres (107 mi) into the Bay of Cádiz at El Puerto de Santa Maria , north of the city of Cádiz . The river's name comes from the Arabic phrase وادي لكة (Wadi lakath) meaning "River of Forgetfulness".
4-690: From its source in the Sierra de Grazalema, the Guadalete passes: It then flows into the Bay of Cádiz in El Puerto de Santa María . There are several dams with reservoirs along its course, including the Embalse de Zahara and the Embalse de Bornos. The " Sierra Greenway ", a 36-kilometre (22 mi) bicycle path reclaimed from an abandoned railroad line, also passes along the river. The largest tributaries of
8-715: Is a body of water in the province of Cádiz , Spain , adjacent to the southwestern coast of the Iberian Peninsula . The Bay of Cádiz adjoins the Gulf of Cádiz , a larger body of water which is in the same area but further offshore. The shores of the Bay of Cádiz include the municipalities of Cádiz , San Fernando , Puerto Real , El Puerto de Santa María , and Rota . The bay forms a natural harbour which according to available archaeological evidence has been inhabited since very ancient times. The Bahía de Cádiz Natural Park
12-723: The Guadalete are the Guadalporcún , and the Majaceite , which joins it at Junta de los Ríos downstream from Arcos de la Frontera . The river may have been the location of the Battle of Guadalete in 711, at which the Visigothic army was defeated by an invading Muslim army, leading to the conquest of Iberia by the Umayyad Caliphate . The river was once the frontier between Christian and Moorish Iberia , receiving
16-538: The sobriquet Río de los Muertos (river of the dead). 36°45′08″N 05°47′36″W / 36.75222°N 5.79333°W / 36.75222; -5.79333 This article about a location in Andalusia, Spain, is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Spain is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bay of C%C3%A1diz The Bay of Cádiz
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