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Almogía AREA: 162 km² ALTITUDE ABOVE SEA LEVEL: 363 metres AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL: 600 l/m² AVERAGE ANNUAL TEMPERATURE: 16’4 ºC POPULATION, CENSUS 1994: 3,951  
The town of Almogía extends over the sunny Cerro de la Peña in the region of the Montes de Málaga, among olives, almonds, and pines. Its lands extend through the natural corridor which separates the Sierra del Torcal from the Montes de Málaga in the north, and near to the Hoya de Málaga in the south. In this ample territory, dominated by rounded and generally long hills, which present the highest altitude in the municipality in the Santi Petri peak of 797 metres in the western half. The greater part of these hills are covered in thickets and olive trees, although some parts present remains of the holm-oak wood which used to cover these mountains. This landscape offers singularly notable sceneries in the hills and ravine of the Retamares, and splendid panoramas from the forest which leads to Santi-Petri. The reserve which is being built in the river Campanillas will also contribute an attractiveness to areas near the town. The remains of a Roman roadway were found which acknowledges the presence of man in this area, at least in that era, although the town was formed during the Arab rule when it received its actual name, which means "lovely". From this period we have to emphasize the important role the town played during the Omar Ben Hafsun rebellion. From this era, there are the ruins of a fort in the town which was destroyed by the Catholic kings' troops in 1487. After the Moorish rebellion in 1571 was crushed, the town was repopulated by old Christians from Teba and Antequera.
The most important monument in the town is the parish church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, probably built in the 16th century and very damaged by the earthquake which destroyed the province at the end of the 19th century, although the damage was repared, and certain reforms made in 1891. On the outside there is a bell tower and on the inside the wooden armour of the central nave as well as a piece of linen of the hermit San Pablo from the mid 18th century, of unknown author. There is also the chapel of the Sagrado Corazón. Nearby there are three places of interest: the Inn of the Friar (Venta del Fraile) an archaeological site with prehistoric paintings, the castle of Almogía and Santi Petri both from the medieval period.
Handicrafts in skins, leather and saddlery, miniature farming tools and palm weaving work. There are also clothes and items related to the 'verdiales'.
The most common dishes are: 'gazpachuelo' egg mayonnaise soup, 'salmorejo' purée of cold soup, soup-stew, 'aliño' seasoning, and 'ajoblanco' a cold soup in the summer. Among some of the popular desserts are the 'borrachuelos'.
The town celebrates its patron saint's festivities in honour of San Roque and San Sebastian between the 15th and 18th of August, with a procession of the images from the chapel in the outskirts up to the parish church. At Easter, as in the Alhaurín areas, are the brotherhoods of the "verdes" and the "moraos" who compete to be the best in the processions. Coinciding with San Isidro, a cattle fair is organized. It is also worth mentioning the verdiales and their traditional bands whose interpretations and dances are among the best in the province.
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