Seville, the capital of the region of Andalusia in Spain, has 11 districts, further divided into 108 neighbourhoods. Map Casco Antiguo The Casco Antiguo (Spanish: Ancient Shell) is the old quarter of Seville, in the centre of the city on the east bank of the Guadalquivir river. Principal tourist attractions are located here, such as the cathedral, the Alcázar, the Torre del Oro, the City Hall, the Palace of San Telmo, the Archivo General de Indias and the Metropol Parasol. Of its twelve neighbourhoods, El Arenal on the riverfront was the port of Seville until the Guadalquivir silted up in the 17th century, while the neighbouring Santa Cruz neighbourhood was a Jewish quarter until the Spanish Inquisition. The University of Seville is mainly based in the former Royal Tobacco Factory in the south of the Casco Antiguo, the setting to the story and opera Carmen. The city's bullring is in El Arenal. Neighbourhoods: Alfalfa Arenal Encarnación-Regina Feria Museo San Bartolomé San Julián San Gil San Lorenzo San Vicente Santa Catalina Santa Cruz Distrito Sur The Distrito Sur (Spanish: South District) lies to the south of the Casco Antiguo on the east bank of the Guadalquivir. It was the location of most of the buildings during the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929: the Plaza de España, the Parque de María Luisa, Archeological Museum of Seville and the Museum of Arts and Traditions of Sevilla. Neighbourhoods: Bami Felipe II-Los Diez Mandamientos Giralda Sur Huerta de la Salud El Juncal Las Letanías La Oliva El Plantinar Polígono Sur El Porvenir Prado Tabladilla-La Estrella Tiro de Línea Triana According to legend, Triana is named after the Roman Emperor Trajan, who was born in Italica, a Roman city north of modern Seville. Triana is known as a working-class and gypsy district. It was a centre for the ceramics industry. Like other districts that were historically split from the main city, Triana was known as an arrabal. The district is placed in a near-island position between two branches of the Guadalquivir west of the Casco Antiguo, narrowly linked to the mainland in the north. This district has many historical buildings, such as the Santa Ana Church and the remains of the San Jorge Castle. The old quarter of the district offers a panoramic view of Seville's city centre. At the north of the district is the island of La Cartuja, a research and development park, site of