Punica granatum
The Pomegranate
.......is native to the region of Persia and the western Himalayan range, and has been cultivated in Iran, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Northern India, Russia, and the Mediterranean region for several millennia.
The ancient city of Granada in Spain was renamed after the fruit
during the Moorish period.
Illustration by Otto Wilhelm Thomé, 1885
The Pomegranate is the Symbol of Granada and these symbols are found everywhere in Granada.
