Place details
Place nameMadrid
Other namesMadrid province
CountryEspaña
Latitude40.4
Longitude-3.683
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Bare terrain on Meseta Central plateau was scene of important battles during Spanish Civil War 1936-1939; horticulture practiced on irrigated land along Henares & Jarama rivers; granite quarries located in Sierra de Guadarrama.