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This whitewashed village, with a population of approximately 1.850 inhabitants, is dramatically located on a mountain top at 720 metres above sea level. There is very good access to the town which lies at 35 kilometres from Malaga.On the ruins of an old Roman military fort the Arabs constructed a fortification which together with those at Velez-Malaga and Ben Tomiz were the most important defensive systems in this area. Similar to many towns in the Axarquia region the village fell to the Christian forces in 1487. During the Napoleonic invasion the town resisted bravely and was not taken by the French forces.

The name derives from the Arabic Qumaris or Hins Comarix, meaning Castle on a Height.The remains of the old fortifications can be still seen in the upper part of the town. The parish church dedicated to Nuestra Señora de la Encarnacion, built in 1505, is of interest to the visitor as well as some nearby water storage tanks dating from the Arab period which were declared a national monument in 1931. The Segrario chapel built in 1721 is also of historical and architectural interest. Many small farms are dotted around the town occupied mainly with the cultivation of olives, almonds and grapes.There is a daily bus service to Malaga and some good bars and restaurants cater for visitors and locals.