SUECA  , a

town of eastern Spain, in the province of Valencia, near the left bank of the river Jucar, and on the Silla-Cullera railway . Pop . (1900), 14,435 . Sueca is separated from the Mediterranean Sea (7 M. east) by the Sierra de Cullera . It is a modern town, although many of the houses have the flat roofs, view-turrets (miradores) and horseshoe arches characteristic of Moorish architecture . There are a few handsome public buildings, such as the hospital, town-hall and theatre . Sueca has a thriving trade in grain and fruit from the Jfcar valley, which is irrigated by waterways created by the Moors .