Pechina

Place in Andalusia, Spain

36°55′N 2°26′W / 36.917°N 2.433°W / 36.917; -2.433CountrySpainCommunityAndalusiaMunicipalityAlmeríaGovernment • MayorJosé Manuel Moreno Díaz (PSOE)Area • Total46 km² (18 sq mi)Elevation98 m (322 ft)Population • Total4,018 • Density87/km² (230/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)ClimateBWk

Pechina is a municipality of Province of Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It is on the site of the ancient town of Urci.

Pechina, called Bajjāna in Arabic, was the centre of a Yemeni colony during the period of the Umayyad caliphate in Spain. Founded before 886, the self-governing colony was known as the ursh al-Yaman. In 922 it was incorporated into the caliphate. It oversaw a ribat (fortress) and maintained its own navy that could be put use for piracy or official Umayyad campaigns. Between 939 and 944 it took part in four expeditions against the Franks, Idrisids and Fatimids. By 955, it had been eclipsed by Almería.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1999	2,689	—
2000	2,763	+2.8%
2001	2,836	+2.6%
2002	2,910	+2.6%
2003	3,024	+3.9%
2004	3,114	+3.0%
2005	3,307	+6.2%
Source: INE (Spain)

Notable people

• Leonardo Nitu
• Khashkhash Ibn Saeed
• Juan Mañas Morales, murdered by Civil Guard officers in Almería Case

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