municipality of Silves Castle of Silves, a medieval castle in civil parish of Silves Diocese of Silves, former bishopric with see in Silves Silves Cathedral...
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municipality of Silves in 2011 was 37,126, in an area of 680.06 km2. The urbanized area of the city proper has approximately 11,000 inhabitants. Silves is the...
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The raid on Silves was an attack by the German Crusade on the Almohad city of Silves in 1197. In 1189, the Portuguese led by King Sancho I of Portugal...
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Siege of Silves may refer to: Siege of Silves (1063) Siege of Silves (1189), part of the Third Crusade Siege of Silves (1190) Siege of Silves (1191) Raid...
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The Castle of Silves is a castle in the civil parish of Silves in the municipality of Silves in the Portuguese Algarve. It's believed that the first fortifications...
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The siege of Silves in 1191 was a successful operation by the Almohads to recapture the city of Silves from the Portuguese whom they held from 1189. In...
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foundation of the County of Portugal in 868. King Sancho I had captured Silves in Algarve in 1189, however the great Muslim city was retaken by the Almohads...
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Silves Municipality may refer to: Silves Municipality, Portugal Silves, Amazonas, Brazil (municipality) This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct...
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Siege of Silves in 1190 was a military confrontation of the Reconquista, occurring during the sixth Almohad invasion of Portugal. The city of Silves, conquered...
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region of Algarve, near Cape St. Vincent, with its capital in Silves. The Taifa of Silves was constituted in the early 11th century and starting from 1048...
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The siege of Silves was an action of the Third Crusade and the Portuguese Reconquista in 1189. The city of Silves in the Almohad Caliphate was besieged...
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The Silves Cathedral (Portuguese: Sé Catedral de Silves) is a former cathedral in the city of Silves, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. A mosque...
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only Diogo de Sunis or Diogo de Silves should be entertained as readings from the smudged surname, and opted for Silves simply because Portuguese surnames...
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Silves or Ilha de Silves is an island municipality in the state of Amazonas, northern Brazil. It is located 10 km straight line north or about 40 km by...
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Reconquista. The title King of Silves was first used by Sancho I of Portugal after the first conquest of the Algarvian city of Silves in 1189. At the time of...
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Silves Futebol Clube is a Portuguese football club from Silves in the Algarve and playing in the Algarve Football Association's league in the Portuguese...
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2023. "The Medieval Fair returns to Silves". The Portugal News. Retrieved 16 October 2023. "Feira Medieval de Silves transportou 154 mil pessoas para o...
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a village in the civil parish of Algoz e Tunes, in the municipality of Silves, in Algarve region, Portugal. It was the seat of its own civil parish until...
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(Loulé) Silves Tavira Vila Real de Santo António Alcantarilha (Silves) Alcoutim Algoz (Silves) Almancil (Loulé) Alvor (Portimão) Armação de Pêra (Silves) Aljezur...
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of Silves in south-western Iberia, the Almohad caliph Yaqub al-Mansur decided to undertake a number of vigorous campaigns against Portugal. Silves was...
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and Silves had to be abandoned, but the caliph overwintered in Seville. The campaign of 1191 reversed Portugal's recent reconquests, captured Silves after...
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assisted King Sancho I of Portugal in besieging Silves from 21 July to 3 September 1189. After the fall of Silves, according to an eyewitness account, the De...
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Silves is a railway station on the Algarve line which serves Silves, Portugal. It opened on 1 February 1902. The station is now without staff. As of May...
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The Battle of Silves took place in June 1182 between the Almohad fleet and a Portuguese fleet off the coast of Silves. The Almohad fleet inflicted a severe...
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Faro (redirect from Bishop of Silves)
Pharaonensis), also called the Diocese of the Algarve and formerly the Diocese of Silves, is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic church in Portugal. It is a suffragan...
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governor. The main cities were in the southern half of the country: Beja, Silves, Alcácer do Sal, Santarém and Lisbon. The Muslim population consisted mainly...
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major city of Silves, the most important one in the Gharb al-Andalus. On July 20, 1189, the Portuguese host set up camp close to Silves just as the crusader...
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Portugal.[needs update] There is an Iberian lynx reproduction center outside Silves in the Algarve in southern Portugal. The two Lynx species in North America...
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Imortal Desportivo Club Albufeira Louletano D.C. Lusitano FC Quarteira S.C. Silves F.C. S.R. Almancilense At the end of the season the champions will be promoted...
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of Silves, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Alcantarilha e Pêra. The village is 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) south east of Silves and...
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