Muro de Alcoy

"Muro de Alcoy (en valenciano, Muro d'Alcoi) es un municipio de la Comunidad Valenciana, España. Está situado en el norte de la provincia de Alicante, en la depresión principal de los valles prebéticos de Alcoy, y pertenece a la comarca del Condado de Cocentaina, cuya capital es Cocentaina. La población de esta villa ascendía en 2015 a un total de 9.167 habitantes."

"Muro de Alcoy (Spanish: [muo ðe alkoi]) or Muro d'Alcoi (Valencian: [muo ðakj]), also briefly called Muro (Spanish and Valencian: [muo]) is a town located in the comarca of Comtat, in the province of Alicante, Spain, lying at the foot of the Serra de Mariola. As of 2009, it has a total population of c. 8,900 inhabitants. The economy of Muro de Alcoy is based on textile industry, manufacture of plastic products and furniture and agriculture (olives and almonds). The main festival in Muro is the Moros i cristians, celebrated during the second weekend of May. According to popular tradition the festival commemorate the battles, combats and fights between Moors (or Muslims) and Christians during the period known as Reconquista (from the 8th century through the 15th century). The festivals represent the capture of the city by the Moors and the subsequent Christian reconquest."