The history of Alicante spans thousands of years. Alicante has been regarded as a strategic military location on the Mediterranean coast of Spain since...
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Alicante (/ˌælɪˈkænti/, also UK: /-teɪ/, US: /ˌælɪˈkɑːnti, ˌɑːl-/; Spanish: [aliˈkante]; Valencian: Alacant [alaˈkant]; officially: Alicante / Alacant)...
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Alicante (/ˌælɪˈkænti/, also UK: /-teɪ/, US: /ˌælɪˈkɑːnti, ˌɑːl-/; Spanish: [aliˈkante]; Valencian: Alacant [alaˈkant]; officially: Alicante / Alacant)...
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Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport (IATA: ALC, ICAO: LEAL) is an international airport located about 9 km (5.6 mi) southwest of the city of Alicante...
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Hércules CF (redirect from Hércules Alicante)
Hércules de Alicante Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. ([ˈeɾkules]) is a Spanish football team in Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded on 25 October 1922...
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Club Baloncesto Lucentum Alicante is a professional basketball team based in Alicante, Valencian Community. Lucentum Alicante played in Liga ACB for the...
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Elche (redirect from Elche/Elx, Alicante)
municipality of Spain, belonging to the province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community. According to 2024's data, Elche has a population of 234,800 inhabitants...
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Dénia (redirect from Dénia, Alicante)
province of Alicante, Spain, on the Costa Blanca halfway between Alicante and Valencia, and the capital and judicial seat of the comarca of Marina Alta...
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Lucentum (category History of Alicante)
the Roman predecessor of the city of Alicante, Spain. Particularly, it refers to the archaeological site in which the remains of this ancient settlement...
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The Alicante Tram, trademarked as Alicante Metropolitan TRAM (Valencian: TRAM Metropolità d'Alacant, Spanish: TRAM Metropolitano de Alicante), operates...
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Alicante Club de Fútbol was a Spanish football team based in Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1918, it played its home matches at Estadio...
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timeline of the history of the city of Alicante, Spain. 718 – Moors in power. 1240 – Valencian moor Zayyan ibn Mardanix [ca] became governor (rais) of Laqant...
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festival celebrated in the city of Alicante, Spain, from 19 to 24 June. The celebration ultimately stems from a tradition of bonfires for Saint John's Eve...
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One of the worst bombing attacks on civilian population in Alicante during the Spanish civil war. This particular attack was one of many against the Spanish...
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Benidorm (redirect from Benidorm, Alicante)
municipality in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community, on the Mediterranean coast of Spain. Known as the “New York of the Mediterranean”, Benidorm...
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The Canton of Alicante was a short-lived canton formed during the cantonal rebellion that took place in Spain under the First Spanish Republic. It was...
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Alicante Bouschet or Alicante Henri Bouschet is a wine grape variety that has been widely cultivated since 1866. It is a cross of Petit Bouschet (itself...
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Alcoy, Spain (redirect from Alcoy (Alicante))
crosses the municipal boundary of Alcoy. The local authority reported a population of 61,135 residents in 2018. The first traces of human presence in the area...
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The University of Alicante (Valencian: Universitat d'Alacant, IPA: [univeɾsiˈtad dalaˈkant]; Spanish: Universidad de Alicante, IPA: [uniβeɾsiˈðað ðe aliˈkante];...
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Madrid, Zaragoza and Alicante railway (MZA) - also known in Spanish as Compañía de los ferrocarriles de Madrid a Zaragoza y a Alicante - was a Spanish railway...
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Palmas History of Bilbao History of Alicante Chivalry in Spain Economic history of Spain Literature in Medieval Spain Military history of Spain List of Spanish...
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Santa Bárbara Castle (redirect from Castle of Santa Barbara)
Spanish: Castillo de Santa Bárbara) is a fortification in the center of Alicante, Spain. It stands on Mount Benacantil (166 m) bordering the sea, which...
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Valencian Community (redirect from History of the Valencian Community)
divided into three provinces: Castellón, Valencia and Alicante. According to Valencia's Statute of Autonomy, the Valencian people are a "historical nationality"...
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Club de Fútbol Independiente Alicante is a Spanish football club based in Alicante in the Valencian Community. Founded in 2014, it plays in Lliga Comunitat...
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Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante (Latin: Dioecesis Oriolensis-Lucentinus) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the cities of Orihuela...
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Kyle Singler (category CB Lucentum Alicante players)
Lucentum Alicante of the Liga ACB. The contract had an NBA out-clause for when the NBA lockout ended. In his Liga ACB debut, he won the MVP of the first...
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SS Stanbrook (category History of Alicante)
load a cargo of oranges and saffron. By now a different captain, Archibald Dickson, was her Master. Thousands of refugees were in Alicante to flee the...
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The Archaeological Museum of Alicante (Spanish: Museo Arqueológico Provincial de Alicante, Valencian: Museu Arqueològic Provincial d'Alacant, abbreviated...
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Alicante Museum of Contemporary Art (Spanish: Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Alicante, MACA) is a municipal museum in Alicante, Spain. It exhibits 20th-century...
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Orihuela (redirect from Orihuela, Alicante)
of the Sierra de Orihuela mountains in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain. The city is in one of the only Spanish-speaking areas of...
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