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Íllar is a southern Spanish village and municipality (municipio) in the province of Almería with 460 inhabitants (as of 2024).

The village with about 700 inhabitants is situated on the river, in a beautiful place surrounded by large rocks and hills that, together with the white houses of Arab origin in terraces and the orchards, form a beautiful sight. The parish church is worth mentioning.

the village itself is very quiet and everyone you meet looks surprised that you are there. Apart from the narrow streets and the old church there is little to see in this village where the first habitation was in prehistoric times and almost all other major cultures passed here. The village itself on this spot was probably founded in the Moorish period where they enjoyed protection from a castle that overlooks the village.

For most of the year it is a dry gorge and a great place to enjoy not only views of the impressive geology (in places the heavy, compressed earth crust hangs sheerly above eroded pillars of earth) but also rare birds such as the 'Hobby' which is only found in this part of Europe.

In the Al-Andalus period, the town was in a different location. It was in a higher area called "lugarejo". Jorge Lirola assures us that Illar comes from the Arabic word al-Aliya, meaning "la Alta" (the high one).

A few remains from the late Bronze Age (approx. 6th century BC) have been found in the municipality; Roman and Visigothic traces are lacking. It can be assumed that Berbers from the Maghreb were the actual founders of the town in the 8th century. The town was reconquered by the Christians at the end of the 15th century (reconquista), but was briefly given as a fief to the last Emir of Granada, Boabdil. Many Moors from the south of Spain retreated to the remote mountains of the Alpujarras during this period; isolated attempts at final Christianization failed, but after the Moorish uprisings of 1499 to 1501 and 1568 to 1571, the last Muslims were expelled or resettled at the beginning of the 17th century.

quite nice bigger village with few shops shops and café

Nice, small and relaxed place before/after the impressive desert.