Alboraya[2] (Spanish: [alβoˈɾaʝa]) or Alboraia (Valencian: [alboˈɾaja]) is a town and municipality of the province of Valencia, Spain.

Originally a farming community, Alboraya has grown in recent decades following the development of the metropolitan area of Valencia.

Especially important are the tiger nuts (Spanish: chufas, Valencian: xufes), which are used to produce horchata, a popular refreshment.

The town still contains large, open, irrigated fields which are farmed intensively but these areas are shrinking due to urban pressure.

Along the Carraixet ravine a chapel was constructed dedicated to Our Lady of Desamparados (the Virgin of the Helpless), its first building dates from 1414 and was ordered built by the General Council of Valencia the year 1400.

Economic activity in the population is distributed as follows (1994 data): 45.80% work in the service sector, 33% in industry, 16.70% in agriculture, and finally, 3.60% in construction.

The coastline is nearly four miles long, with two residential neighborhoods separated by the mouth of the Barranco del Carraixet: Port Saplaya and Patacona.

It is a residential complex and walk characterized by the warm ochres, blue and pale pink, traditionally used in the painting of houses.

Some of its monuments include The Parish Church of Our Lady of the Assumption (18th century) with the home abbey formed in a block.