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See also:ADRA (anc. See also:Abdera) , a seaport of See also:southern See also:Spain, in the See also:province of See also:Almeria; at the mouth of the Rio Grande de See also:Adra, and on the Mediterranean See also:Sea . Pop . (1900) 11,188 . Adra is the See also:port of shipment for the See also:lead obtained near See also:Berja, 10 m. See also:north-See also:east; but its commercial development is retarded by the lack of a railway . Besides lead, the .exports include grapes,- See also:sugar and See also:esparto . See also:Fuel is imported, chiefly from the See also:United See also:Kingdom . |
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