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The Peña Flamenca El Taranto has decisively influenced, since its creation, the flow of flamenco art in the province of Almería.
It was the only important point of reference of this art in the Almerian cultural panorama for a long time and even today, without a doubt, it remains its most important and international representation. It’s in the Arab Aljibes.
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La Peña Flamenca El Taranto ha influido decisivamente, desde su creación, en el discurrir del arte flamenco en la provincia de Almería.
Fue el único punto importante de referencia de este arte en el panorama cultural almeriense durante mucho tiempo y aún hoy, sin duda, sigue siendo su más señera e internacional representación. Se encuentra en los Aljibes Árabes.
Address: C/ Tenor Iribarne, 12. 04001 Almeria.
Tel.: 950 235 057
About the Peña:
The cisterns, whose entrance is currently located on Tenor Iribarne Street, preserve three interconnected naves, measuring fifteen by three and a half meters, built of solid brick and with barrel vaults.
Since 1968, it has been home to the El Taranto flamenco club and, following an extensive renovation carried out by the Almería City Council, it also serves as an exhibition and conference space, with approximately 260 square meters of usable space.
Along with the Alcazaba and the remains of the Great Mosque, the Jayrán Cisterns are one of the oldest monuments in the city and one of the most important vestiges of the splendor of 11th-century Almería.
About Almería:
Almería is a city in southeast Spain. It was named after the Arab ruler of Taifa, Banu Al-Miri, and lies in southeastern Iberia on the Mediterranean Sea. Southern Spain, particularly Andalusia, a region in southern Spain, is renowned for its beauty, historical significance, and cultural richness. The region boasts stunning coastal areas, like the Costa del Sol and the Costa de la Luz, vibrant cities such as Seville, Granada, and Malaga, and picturesque villages like Ronda, Almería and Frigiliana.
During the Muslim era, Almería lacked a water supply system for its buildings, making it necessary to build cisterns, pillars, and fountains. It was the Taifa King Jayrán who commissioned the construction of this large water reservoir during his reign from 1012 to 1028, and its construction was completed during the reign of his successor, Zuhayr, from 1028 to 1038.
Almería has been home to many civilizations throughout the centuries, including the Muslim people who ruled the area for almost eight centuries and made Almería their capital. They left behind the impressive fortress of Alcazaba — the second-largest Muslim citadel in Andalusia, after the Alhambra in Granada.
