Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Almería (2002 pop. 173,338) is the capital of the province of Almerķa in Andalusia, Spain. It is located in southeastern Spain on the Mediterranean Sea. Almería was founded in 955 by Abd-ar-rahman III during the Moorish rule of Andalusia, as the caliphate's principal port. It has been chosen to host the XVth Mediterranean Games in 2005. Ayuntamiento de Almería Almería 2005 - XV Juegos Mediterráneos This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by fixing it. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.