Almohaja
Teruel · Aragón
Almohaja is a municipality located in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 28 inhabitants.
Origins
El término Almohaja proviene del árabe المحجة AL-MUḤAJJA "'camino real, calzada, camino’— variante habitual andalusí de maḥaŷŷa no recogida por los diccionarios"
History
En el año 1248, por privilegio de Jaime I, este lugar se desliga de la dependencia de Daroca, pasando a formar parte de sesma de Jiloca en la comunidad de aldeas de Daroca, que dependían directamente del rey, perdurando este régimen administrativo hasta la muerte de Fernando VII en 1833, siendo disuelta ya en 1838.
A mediados del siglo XIX, el lugar tenía contabilizada una población de 190 habitantes. Aparece descrito en el segundo volumen del Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-histórico de España y sus posesiones de Ultramar de Pascual Madoz de la siguiente manera:
Monuments
•Castillo de los Ares
•Peirón de San José
Gallery
Festivals
November 2026
Festivals this month
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Town hall
Alcaldía: Tomás Simón Domínguez
Town hall of Almohaja
Alcaldía: Tomás Simón Domínguez
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How to get there
- 🚗 51 km from Teruel (about 36 min by car)
- 🚗 156 km from Zaragoza (about 110 min by car)
- 🚗 172 km from Castellón de la Plana/Castelló de la Plana (about 121 min by car)
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- ✈️ 153 km from Zaragoza airport (about 108 min by car)
- ✈️ 169 km from Castellón airport (about 119 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 2.4 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Cereales Teruel · 8 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Viewpoints · 4.2 km away
🏖️ Where to swim
- Piscina municipal · 5.7 km away
Wall
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