Almería (UK: / ˌ æ l m ə ˈ r iː ə /, US also / ˌ ɑː l-/, Spanish: [almeˈɾi.a]) is a city and municipality of Spain, located in Andalusia.It is the capital of the province of the same name.It lies on southeastern Iberia on the Mediterranean Sea.Caliph Abd al-Rahman III founded the city in 955. The city grew wealthy during the Islamic era, becoming a world city throughout the 11th …