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Los Millares
🇪🇸 Spain
Los Millares is a Chalcolithic occupation site 17 km north of Almería, in the municipality of Santa Fe de Mondújar, Andalucía, Spain. The complex was in use from the fourth millennium BC (c. 3025 BC) to the end of the third millennium BC (c. 2000 BC) and probably supported around 1,000 people. It was discovered in 1891 during the construction of a railway. It was first excavated by Luis Siret in the succeeding years. Excavations are ongoing. Los Millares is the type site of the Chalcolithic Millaran culture.
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Los Millares ranks #6 of 6,412 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #5 of the 433 mapped in Spain. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Los Millares?
Los Millares stands in Spain, at 36.96261°, -2.52164°.
How famous is Los Millares?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6 of 6,412 worldwide, and #5 in Spain. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Los Millares?
Alcazaba y Murallas del Cerro de San Cristóbal, about 14 km away.
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