La Atunara
Barriada in Andalusia, Spain
36°10′24″N 5°20′13″W / 36.17333°N 5.33694°W / 36.17333; -5.33694
Spain
Andalusia
CádizLa Atunara known also as just Atunara is a suburb and the fishing port area of La Línea de la Concepción in the Province of Cádiz, Andalucia, Spain. People from this area are known as 'Atunareños'.[1] The beach named after the area known as Playa de La Atunara, is one of the most popular in the area.
History
Atunara was mentioned in a Royal Dispatch of 6 March 1634, being under the jurisdiction of the "Tercio del Mar de Marbella y Estepona" in the Kingdom of Granada (Crown of Castile) and is thus the oldest existing settlement in what is now La Linea de la Concepcion.[2]
Traditional tuna fishing called Almadraba was the main source of employment in Atunara until the 1990s when it saw a decline and the area has since had a high level of unemployment and has since been an area known for smuggling tobacco and Hashish.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Cadiz Province - La Línea de la Concepción". Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ Jose Carlos de Luna (1949), Historia de Gibraltar
- ^ "Spanish police crack down on Gibraltar cigarette smugglers". Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ "The fight against Spain's increasingly brazen drug traffickers". Retrieved 18 May 2017.
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- Playa de La Alcaidesa
- Playa de La Hacienda
- Playa de Sobrevela
- Playa de La Atunara
- Playa de Levante
- Playa de Poniente
- Playa de Santa Bárbara
- Playa de Torrenueva
- La Alcaidesa
- Santa Margarita
- El Zabal
- La Atunara
- Los Junquillos
- Gibraltar–Spain border
- La Inmaculada Concepción
- Nuestra Señora del Carmen (La Línea de la Concepción)
- San Bernardo (La Línea de la Concepción)
- San Pedro Apóstol Church
- la Santísima Trinidad y Santa Margarita
- Centro Islamico Campo De Gibraltar
- La Línea de la Concepción Bus Station
- Real Club Náutico de La Línea
- Bombardeo de La Línea de la Concepción
- Comandancia Militar del Campo de Gibraltar
- Partido judicial de La Línea de la Concepción
- Trofeo Ciudad de La Línea
