Jarama
| Jarama | |
|---|---|
Guadalajara, Madrid | |
| Region | Iberian Peninsula |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Peña Cebollera |
| • location | Sierra de Ayllón |
| • coordinates | 41°9′58″N 3°32′18″W / 41.16611°N 3.53833°W |
| • elevation | 2,119 m (6,952 ft) |
| Mouth | Tagus |
• location | near Aranjuez |
• coordinates | 40°1′51″N 3°38′59″W / 40.03083°N 3.64972°W |
• elevation | 494 m (1,621 ft) |
| Length | 194 km (121 mi) |
| Basin size | 5,047 km2 (1,949 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 31.7 m3/s (1,120 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Manzanares |
| Tagus Basin | |
Jarama (Spanish pronunciation: Manzanares is a tributary of the Jarama.
The Jarama in history
The Jarama was the scene of fierce fighting in 1937 during the
International Brigade
.
The song Jarama Valley, with lyrics referencing the battle, became popular among the Republican battalions.
In fiction
El Jarama is a 1955 novel by Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio about a group of working-class youngsters from Madrid meeting for a picnic by the river on a summer day. Its realistic dialog renovated Spanish novels, and it won the Premio Nadal (Nadal Prize) in 1955.
See also
- List of rivers of Spain
- There's a Valley in Spain called Jarama (Song)
References
External links
Media related to Jarama River at Wikimedia Commons
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