a secular town of Spain, province of Granada, and bishopric of Almeria, is situated at the foot of the Sierra de Baza, on a rugged site in the form of an amphitheatre. Gergal contains the Santa Fuente, celebrated as a cure for cutaneous eruptions, besides a large parish church, a chapel, a granary, a prison, and a town-house. The principal manufactures are counterpanes, glass, oil, white wax, earthenware, &c.; and the trade consists chiefly in oil, wine, and hardware, with Castile, Galicia, and Murcia. The distance from Almeria is 24 miles, and the pop. (1855) nearly 6000.