Alcóntar is a municipality in the province of Almería, in the Andalusia region of southern Spain. It is one of the many small municipalities that make up the Almería province, which lies in the eastern part of Andalusia along the Mediterranean coast.
Like other municipalities in the province, Alcóntar is a local administrative unit with its own municipal government. The province of Almería is the easternmost in Andalusia and is bordered by the provinces of Granada and Murcia as well as by the Mediterranean Sea.
Alcóntar is a distinct place from other settlements that share a similar name, and it should not be confused with them. Detailed information about its population, history, and landmarks is limited in the available source material.