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Parc Natural de l'Albufera

The Albufera Natural Park (in Valencian Parc Natural de l'Albufera) or simply La Albufera is a Spanish protected natural area located in the province of Valencia, Valencian Community. It was also known by the Romans as Nacarum Stagnum and in some Arabic poems it is called Mirror of the Sun.

This area of ​​21,120 ha, which was declared a natural park by the Generalitat Valenciana on July 8, 1986,3 is located about 10 km south of the city of Valencia. It includes the Albufera, its humid environment and the coastal range or sandbank adjacent to both.

Its ecological value is very great since species of great ecological value in danger of extinction are found here.