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  2. The word Iberia is a noun adapted from the Latin word "Hiberia" originating in the Ancient Greek word Ἰβηρία ( Ibēríā ), used by Greek geographers under the rule of the Roman Empire to refer to what is known today in English as the Iberian Peninsula. [3]

  3. The Iberian Peninsula, also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in South-western Europe, defining the westernmost edge of Eurasia. It is divided between Continental Portugal and Peninsular Spain, comprising most of the region, as well as Andorra, Gibraltar, and a small part of Southern France.

  4. It is the third largest peninsula of Europe with an area of 582,860 km². The name Iberia is the Ancient Greek name for the area which the Romans called " Hispania ". The word "Hispania" is now used for Spain , and the word "Iberia" is used for the whole area.

  5. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Article History. Spanish: Ibero. Iberian, one of a prehistoric people of southern and eastern Spain who later gave their name to the whole peninsula.

  6. Mar 15, 2019 · Abstract. We assembled genome-wide data from 271 ancient Iberians, of whom 176 are from the largely unsampled period after 2000 BCE, thereby providing a high-resolution time transect of the Iberian Peninsula. We document high genetic substructure between northwestern and southeastern hunter-gatherers before the spread of farming.

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