What is Palmeral of Elche?
{{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site | image = Arcoiris en el Palmeral de Elche.jpg | image_upright = 1.2 | caption = | location = [[Elche]], [[Province of Alicante]], [[Valencian Community]], [[Spain]] | criteria = {{UNESCO WHS type|(ii), (v)}}(ii), (v) | ID = 930 | coordinates = {{Coord|38.27|-0.698|region:ES_scale:5000_type:landmark|display=title, inline|format=dms}} | year = 2000 | locmapin = Spain Valencia#Spain | map_caption = }} The '''Palmeral''' or '''Palm Grove of Elche''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''Palmeral de Elche'', [[Valencian language|Valencian]]: ''Palmerar d'Elx'') is the [[generic]] name for the [[date palm]] [[orchard]]s in the city of [[Elche]] ([[Spain]]). In the [[urban]] area of [[Elche]] there are a total of 97 different orchards. They contain about 70,000 date palms.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.laverdad.es/alicante/elche/201407/27/palmeral-crece-sombra-picudo-20140727003421-v.html |title=El Palmeral crece a la sombra del picudo |author=David Sevilla|date=27 July 2014 |website= |publisher=LA VERDAD MULTIMEDIA, S.A.|accessdate=9 October 2014}}</ref> Most of them are in the east bank of the [[Vinalopó]]. This number does not include other large [[plantation]]s located around the city. The total may be near 200,000 palms.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.visitelche.com/en/ecotourism/documentos/el-palmeral/ |title=The Palm Grove |author=<!--Staff writer(s)--> |date=n.d. |website= |publisher=VisitElche.com |accessdate=9 October 2014 |archive-date=28 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728195742/http://www.visitelche.com/en/ecotourism/documentos/el-palmeral/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Palm Grove covers over {{convert|3.5|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, including {{convert|1.5|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} in the city of Elche. It is the only palm grove of its type anywhere in [[Europe]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/930 |title=Palmeral of Elche |author=<!--Staff writer(s)--> |date=n.d. |website= |publisher=UNES