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Illes Balears (province) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 39 30 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 39.5000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 003 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 3.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Captured by Vandals 526; taken by Byzantines 554; under Muslims by 903; conquest of Mallorca & Ibiza by James I of Aragón 1229-1235; fell to Alfonso III 1287; after independence under Aragón again 1349; British occupied Menorca 1713-1802. |
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| Illes Balears (preferred,C,V,Catalan,U,N)
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| Baleares, Islas (C,V,Spanish,U,N)
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| Balearic Islands (C,O,English,U,N)
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| Baléares, Îles (C,O,French,U,N)
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| Balearen (C,O)
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| Balears, Illes (C,O)
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| Baleares Insulae (C,O)
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| Baleares (C,V)
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| Illes Balears province (C,O,display)
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Place Types: |
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| province (preferred, C) |
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since 1833 |
| second level subdivision (C) |
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| island group (C) |
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| tourist center (C) |
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| kingdom (H) |
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established 1298 |
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