Carmo'na

Carmo'na, a town of Andalusia, Spain, 27 miles ENE. of Seville by rail, is picturesquely situated, and commands an imposing view of the valley of the Guadalquivir. Julius Cæsar speaks of Carmo or Carmona as 'by far the strongest city of the whole province of further Spain.' Recent important excavations on the site of the ancient necropolis, to the west of the modern town, have brought to light a large number of tombs and funeral triclinia in almost perfect preservation. Considerable portions of the Moorish wall and Alcazar still remain. Pop. 15,861.