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Elche [a] ( Valencian: Elx) [b] is a city and municipality of Spain, belonging to the province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community. According to 2014 data, Elche has a population of 228,647 inhabitants, [5] making it the third most populated municipality in the region (after Valencia and Alicante) and the 20th largest Spanish municipality.
- Spain
- Iberian settlement; 5th century BC
- 86 m (282 ft)
- Alicante
Elche (cooficialmente en valenciano: Elx ; pronunciado /ɛltʃ/) [4] es una ciudad y un municipio de España situado en la provincia de Alicante, en la Comunidad Valenciana. Capital del Bajo Vinalopó, el municipio cuenta con 238 293 habitantes (INE 2023), siendo la población de su casco urbano de 191 429 habitantes (INE 2022).
The Palmeral of Elche is the artificial oasis that surrounds the historic town of Elche of Andalusian origin located in the south of the province of Alicante, on the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula. It is made up of 67 orchards, containing some 45,000 date palms, covering 144 ha.
Elche (cooficialmente en valenciano: Elx ; pronunciado /ɛltʃ/) es una ciudad y un municipio de España situado en la provincia de Alicante, en la Comunidad Valenciana. Capital del Bajo Vinalopó, el municipio cuenta con 238 293 habitantes ( INE 2023), siendo la población de su casco urbano de 191 429 habitantes (INE 2022).
Elche, city, Alicante provincia (province), in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Valencia, southeastern Spain, situated on the Vinalopó River just south of Alicante city. Of Iberian origin, the site was inhabited by Greeks, Carthaginians, and Romans (who named the town Ilici).
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The Palmeral or Palm Grove of Elche ( Spanish: Palmeral de Elche; Valencian: Palmerar d'Elx) is the generic name for a system of date palm orchards in the city of Elche, Spain . The Palmeral was planted in Roman times and underwent modifications in the medieval period under Islamic and Christian rulers.
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