El Ejido is located just 5 miles inland from the coastline
of southern Andalucia and the Mediterranean Sea. It is 20 miles
west of Almeria, just off the main N340a highway between Almeria
and Adra.
El Ejido
is a town in Almería, southern Spain. It is a centre of
production for fruit and vegetables; acres of polythene, supported
by eucalyptus posts, provide the environment for the year-round
production of fruit and salad vegetables, exported to northern
Europe, making El Ejido the most prosperous area in Andalucia.
The town boasts award-winning contemporary architecture, particularly
around the main square, but despite its modernity, the history
of the area has not been forgotten as excavations in 1985 revealed
Neolithic occupation from about 3,000 B.C to the Bronze Age in
1,500 B.C.
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