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Today's community in the Costa del Sol:
Benalmadena
Benalmadena
Historically the region has been occupied and settled by many cultures dating back to the Bronze Age, including the ancient Phoenicians and Romans, and has also been considerably influenced by the Moorish settlement of the southern Iberian peninsula. Two Almenara towers on the coastline date back to the 15th century, originally built to guard the coast and its population from the frequent incursions of Barbary pirates in the days following the reconquista of the region by Henry IV of Castile.
In contemporary times, along with the rest of the Costa del Sol area it has become an important tourist destination. The municipality has been subject to an unprecedented urban expansion in recent years with many new buildings and homes built, sometimes causing environmental degradation.
The name is derived from the Arabic "Bani al-Medina", or "Son of the Settlement".
Benalmadena has both a traditional Spanish village and a modern, coastal, tourist area.
The township of Benalmádena has the largest example of a Buddhist Enlightenment Stupa in the Western world, constructed in 2003.
In Arroyo de la Miel, (Avenida Garcia Lorca), is the Costa del Sol's only real ice skating rink together with an indoor swimming pool
Data from wikipedia.org
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