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Polop

Polop is a municipality in the northeast of the province of Alicante, in the Marina Baja comarca. It occupies the central part of the comarca, on the eastern foothills of the Valencian Prebetic ranges. Mount Ponoig, at 1,181 metres, rises to the west, a harsh, rocky massif with very steep slopes, its shaded side covered with pines and holm oaks. The Salt and Canet de Xirles ravines drain the land, and the Guadalest river marks the border with Callosa d'en Sarrià. The hamlet of Xirles also belongs to the municipality, which borders Benidorm, Benimantell, Callosa d'en Sarrià, Finestrat, Guadalest and La Nucía. Remains found in the area take its origins back to Iberian culture, and the castle on its hill long made it a strategic military post. El Cid conquered Polop in 1090. James I of Aragon granted it to Berenguela Alfonso in 1268. The Fajardo family held the lordship until the last baroness of Polop died in 1899. From Alicante it is reached by the AP-7 or the N-332, then the CV-70 at Benidorm.