Las Gabias

Las Gabias is a Spanish municipality located inside the significant southern a part of the Vega of Granada, inside the province of Granada, in the self sufficient region of Andalusia, approximately 8 km from the provincial capital of Granada. It borders the municipalities of Vegas del Genil, Cullar Vega, Churriana de la Vega, Alhendin, La Malaha, Chimeneas and Santa Fe. Las Gabias consists of the localities of “Gabia Grande”, the municipal capital, and “Gabia Chica” that have been a unified with the region in 1973, similarly to the annexation of Hijar, Los Llanos, Pedro Verde and San Javier.

The name might also have originated from Hisn Caviar, because of this “navy tower”, in allusion to the only that still exists in Gabia Grande. It is one of the most populous municipalities in Spain as well as one of the youngest, with the median age of inhabitants being simplest 34.3 years of age. In 2016, the populace of Las Gabias passed 20,000, making it the fourth most populous municipality inside the Granada Metropolitan Area, surpassed most effective with the aid of Granada, Armilla and Maracena.