What is "alqueria"

An alquería (; , ; from Arabic al-qarīa, "village, hamlet") in Al-Andalus made reference to small rural communities that were located near cities ( medinas). Since the 15th century it makes reference to a farmhouse, with an agricultural farm, typical of Levante and the southeastern Spanish, mainly in Granada and Valencia. In the case of the Valencian Community, Joan Fuster, in his book called El País Valenciano, makes an extensive reference to the Valencian alquerías.

Alqueria or Alcaria can refer to:

• Alqueria, type of Muslim village in Southern Spain
• L'Alqueria de la Comtessa/Alquería de la Condesa, Valencia, Spain
• L'Alqueria d'Asnar/Alquería de Aznar, Alicante, Spain