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1 day ago · Spain accounts for five-sixths of the Iberian Peninsula, the roughly quadrilateral southwestern tip of Europe that separates the Mediterranean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean. Most of Spain comprises a large plateau (the Meseta Central) divided by a mountain range, the Central Sierra (Sistema Central), which trends west-southwest to east-northeast.
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Iberian Peninsula, peninsula in southwestern Europe,...
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Portugal, country lying along the Atlantic coast of the...
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Christian Spain, c. 1260–1479 Castile and León, 1252–1479....
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Spain - Culture, Cuisine, Traditions: Daily life in early...
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Spain - Mediterranean, Arid, Temperate: Spain is...
- Battle of Chacabuco
Battle of Chacabuco, (Feb. 12, 1817), in the Latin American...
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Spain - Sports, Recreation, Culture: Sports play an...
- The Almoravids
Spain - Almoravids, Reconquista, Moors: The Almoravid ruler...
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Spain - Political Parties, Democracy, Autonomy: The Spanish...
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Spain - Phoenicians, Mediterranean, Iberian Peninsula:...
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3 days ago · France, a country of northwestern Europe, is historically and culturally among the most important countries in the Western world. It has also played a highly significant role in international affairs for centuries. Its capital is Paris, one of the most important cultural and commercial centers in the world.
4 days ago · Occupying Countries: The majority of the Iberian Peninsula is occupied by Spain. Additionally, Continental Portugal shares the peninsula with Peninsular Spain. Andorra, Gibraltar, and a small part of Southern France are also located on the Iberian Peninsula. 3.
4 days ago · The Iberian Peninsula, also known as Iberia, is the southwestern region of Europe that is divided between Spain and Portugal. It also includes the microstates of Andorra and Gibraltar, as well as a small part of southern France.
3 days ago · The western provinces soon were to be dominated by three great powers: first, the Franks (Merovingian dynasty) in Francia 481–843 AD, which covered much of present France and Germany; second, the Visigothic kingdom 418–711 AD in the Iberian Peninsula (modern Spain); and third, the Ostrogothic kingdom 493–553 AD in Italy and parts of the ...
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2 days ago · The origin of the Kingdom of Portugal lay in the reconquista, the gradual reconquest of the Iberian peninsula from the Moors. After establishing itself as a separate kingdom in 1139, Portugal completed its reconquest of Moorish territory by reaching Algarve in 1249, but its independence continued to be threatened by neighbouring Castile until the signing of the Treaty of Ayllón in 1411.
1 day ago · Valencia and surroundings as seen by the ESA's Sentinel-2 satellite. Located on the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula and the western part of the Mediterranean Sea, fronting the Gulf of Valencia, Valencia lies on the highly fertile alluvial silts accumulated on the floodplain formed in the lower course of the Turia River.
