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1. whc.unesco.org › en › listPalmeral of Elche - UNESCO World Heritage Centre

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   It is made up of 67 orchards, containing some 45,000 date palms, covering 144 ha. The landscape of the Palmeral of Elche is a remarkable example of the introduction of a form of agriculture and the acclimatization of an economically profitable species in a new region.

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Palmeral_of_ElchePalmeral of Elche - Wikipedia

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   The Palmeral or Palm Grove of Elche ( Spanish: Palmeral de Elche; Valencian: Palmerar d'Elx) is the generic name for a system of date palm orchards in the city of Elche, Spain . The Palmeral was planted in Roman times and underwent modifications in the medieval period under Islamic and Christian rulers.

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   How many orchards are in the Palmeral of Elche?

   • It is made up of 67 orchards, containing some 45,000 date palms, covering 144 ha. The landscape of the Palmeral of Elche is a remarkable example of the introduction of a form of agriculture and the acclimatization of an economically profitable species in a new region.

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   What is Elche based on?

   • The design of the property is based on the three-tiered cultivation (date palms, pomegranate and alfalfa) which has endowed the medina of Elche, a new Islamic foundation, with a high-productivity agricultural belt and important urban services.

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   Where are the palm trees in Elche?

   • View of the palm trees in the Parque Municipal. The "Imperial Palm" ( Palmera Imperial) in the Hort del Cura. The Palmeral or Palm Grove of Elche ( Spanish: Palmeral de Elche; Valencian: Palmerar d'Elx) is the generic name for a system of date palm orchards in the city of Elche, Spain .

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   How did the Romans manage water in Elche?

   • The Roman empire introduced water management techniques to Elche, but the 10th c. Islamic Caliphate of Córdoba and later rulers of Al-Andalus planted palm groves and garden-estates in huertos (rectangular base agricultural units). Islamic rulers also constructed the largest canal system sections in Elche.

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4. irep.ntu.ac.uk › 220/1/201451_john goodridge PhDRural Life in English Poetry - Nottingham Trent University

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   also to draw on idealising models of agricultural history and economic development, uniting the contrasting imperatives of the ‘practical’ and the ‘poetical’. Dyer’s belief that shepherding provided an important model for society; and his intense engagement with agriculture, inform a complex pattern of mixed motivations.

5. oxfordre.com › literature › displayPlants and Literature | Oxford Research Encyclopedia of ...

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   Published online: 31 August 2021. Summary. In countless ways, plants have been in literature from the start. They literally provide surfaces and tools of inscription, as well as figuratively inspire a diverse body of writing that ranges from documenting changing social and ecological conditions to probing the limits of the human imagination.

6. artsandculture.google.com › story › palmeral-ofPalmeral of Elche — Google Arts & Culture

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   The Palmeral is an oasis, a system for agrarian production in arid areas. It is also a unique example of Arab agricultural practices on the European continent. Cultivation of date palms in...

7. journals.openedition.org › ephaistos › 742The Palmeral of Elche: an urban irrigation landscape

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   English Français. The palm grove of Elche, in the South-east of Spain, is a creation of the Xth century. It results from the Arab knowledge of creation of oasis. The plantation makes it possible to stabilize the ground, to decrease the evaporation of water (shades), and to protect the plantations from the wind.

8. www.euppublishing.com › doi › absFarming and Agriculture in Literary Modernism | Modernist ...

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   This article seeks to cultivate a better understanding of the influence of agriculture and farming on literary modernism. It begins with a brief analysis of agriculture in the work of Vita Sackvill...