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The capital of the Segura shares the leading role in this itinerary of tourist and heritage interest, with the provinces of Alicante, Almeria, and the countries of Palestine, Sudan, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Mauritania and Libya.
The palm grove of Santiago and Zaraiche is one of the most beautiful in southeastern Spain, a historic enclave with more than 760 specimens -some over 200 years old-, which preserves the unique traditional irrigation system of the Huerta de Murcia.
José Ballesta signs the Decalogue for the Protection of Palm Trees and participates in the 1st International Conference 'The Andalusian legacy and the Ruta de los Palmerales', which houses the city of Orihuela.
The mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, along with the Councilor for Modernization of Administration and Urban Development, José Guillén, informed today that "Murcia will be part of the first Route of the Palmerals of the South-East of Spain and North of Africa, an itinerary of tourist interest and heritage, in which the province of Murcia province will share prominence with Alicante, Almeria, and the countries of Palestine, Sudan, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Mauritania and Libya.
"The city of Murcia has one of the most beautiful palm groves in southeastern Spain, such as Santiago and Zaraiche, an enclave that is a landmark not only in terms of landscape, but also heritage, as it retains the unique traditional irrigation system that is It has remained intact since the time of the Arabs until our days, one of the exponents of the network of acequias and azarbes with more than 12 centuries of antiquity that give life to the Huerta de Murcia ".
This historic orchard of 9,000 m2, which the City of Murcia recovered in 2016, has 760 date palm trees (660 in the large palm grove and 100 in the boy), some of them close to 200 years, and is considered a unique ecosystem in the Region and cataloged as Environmental and Landscape Heritage of the municipality of Murcia.
The Route of the Palm Trees combines "history, culture, heritage, people and traditions around specific routes, with historical inspiration and base (the paths traced in their day to communicate al-Andalus), offering the traveler the possibility of enjoying landscapes , gastronomy, monuments, literary references, spaces, history and the customs of the towns and cities through which they pass, "said José Ballesta.
"The dissemination of heritage allows us to see the collective memory of the people, the roots that gave rise to a certain civilization and the traditions that have united it for centuries.
Knowing what we were allows us to know much more about who we are, "said the mayor of Murcia, who stressed that" through the Plan of Action of the Huerta de Murcia we are recovering and putting in value the emblematic heritage elements of this unique environment in Europe "
The municipality of Murcia has more than 15,000 palm trees in public environments.
In addition to the palm groves of Santiago and Zaraiche, the municipality has the La Paz palm grove and gardens and parks where this species occupies a leading role, such as the Viudes Garden of the Carmen neighborhood or the Alameda del Malecón, the new green lung of 'Murcia River', which will open soon to all Murcia.
The 'green revolution' of Al-Andalus
The palm groves of the Spanish southeast form a landscape unit that covers the south of the province of Alicante, Murcia and Almeria.
These palm trees have a value that surpasses the mere landscape conditions.
Located on the old commercial route of Sahok Al-Andalus, they are the living testimony of the agricultural revolution known as the 'green revolution', which took place in Al-Andalus.
It is, in short, the transfer of a typical landscape from one culture to another, from one continent to another, from North Africa to Europe;
a natural value that, throughout history, has been the subject of beautiful literary creations.
The Route of the Palm Trees of the Southeast and North of Africa will contribute to the preservation of this legacy and covers the provinces of Alicante (Alicante, Elche, San Isidro, Orihuela), Murcia (Santiago and Zaraiche and also the municipalities of Valle de Ricote and Abanilla ) and Almería (Pechina), along with others from North African countries (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Mauritania, Libya, Egypt).
International Conference 'Legacy Andalusí and Route of the Palmerales'
After his visit to the palm groves of Santiago and Zaraiche, José Ballesta attended the 1st International Conference 'The Andalusian Legacy and the Route of the Palm Trees of the Southeast and North of Africa', which aim to highlight an especially significant time for the south and southeast of Spain, in addition to raising awareness in society about the possibilities offered by this legacy as a factor of economic development and axis of Cultural Diplomacy in the Mediterranean.
The Days, which are celebrated today and tomorrow and have been organized by the City Council of Orihuela.
Decalogue for the Protection of Los Palmerales
Within the framework of the Conferences, Mayor José Ballesta joined the signing of the declaration in favor of the Protection of Los Palmerales, which took place in the Oriolan palm grove of San Antón, the second largest in Europe and one of the most old
The manifesto was also signed by the mayor of the host city, Emilio Bascuñana;
the president of the Diputación de Alicante, César Sánchez;
the Adviser of Presidency of the Region of Murcia, Pedro Rivera;
and the mayors of Ojós, Pablo Melgarejo;
Ricote, Celedonio Moreno;
as well as representatives of the Embassies of Mauritania, Tunisia, Sudan, Palestine and the Arab Hispanic Intercultural Circle.
The decalogue, which seeks the recognition of the Ruta de los Palmerales of Southeast Spain and North Africa as an international cultural itinerary, includes the following ten points:
1. Respect the palm tree in all its diversity.
2. Protect and restore the integrity of the palm groves.
3. Recognize the environmental and landscape value of the palm groves.
4. Establish conservation measures for palm trees and palm trees that are part of our natural heritage.
5. Establish sustainability systems of the palm groves, making them efficient and encouraging their growth.
6. Establish good practices for urgent action in case of crises that affect the palm groves.
7. Establish systems of transmission of knowledge, experience and technology among the different agents involved in the task of conservation and protection of the palm trees that are part of our natural heritage.
8. Establish agreements that favor the publication of bibliographic and audiovisual material that disclose the actions taken in favor of maintenance or actions against pests and diseases that affect our palm.
9. Establish agreements that favor the organization of conference cycles, round tables and cultural cycles that disseminate the knowledge and promotion of our palm tree and our palm groves.
10. Promote, before the competent organisms, the recognition of the Ruta de los Palmerales of Southeast of Spain and North of Africa as an international cultural itinerary.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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