Alcanada
Abandoned village · Spain
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 39.838, 3.159
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
Detected automatically from the text: The former ancient Muslim farmstead of Alcanada, is today known as a traditional summer holiday spot, with a beach without sand, a golf-course and a small island with a lighthouse.
History
The former ancient Muslim farmstead of Alcanada, is today known as a traditional summer holiday spot, with a beach without sand, a golf-course and a small island with a lighthouse. Alcanada, pronounced 'Aucanada' in Catalán, gave its name to the seaside area stretching from the Port d'Alcudia to the Cap de Menorca. The place name most likely came from Albecanata (Al-kaddan) – as it was known in the Llibre del Repartiment (Majorca) (1232).