CREVILLENTE

crevillente, a town of eastern spain, in the province of alicante, and on the murcia-alicante railway. pop. (1900) 10,726. crevillente is a picturesque old town built among the eastern foothills of the sierra de crevillente. its flat-roofed moorish houses are enclosed by gardens of cactus, dwarf palm, orange and other subtropical plants, interspersed with masses of rock. the surrounding country, though naturally sterile, is irrigated from two adjacent springs, which differ in temperature by no less than 25 deg. f. the district is famous for its melons, and also produces wine, olives, wheat and esparto grass. local industries include the manufacture of coarse cloth, esparto fabrics, oil and flour.