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Jaén (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 37 46 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 37.7667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 003 47 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -3.7833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Situated on N side of Sierra Jabaleuz; was base of Moorish principality Jayyán; taken by Ferdinand III of Castile & Leon in 1246; today is major production center for olive oil; noted for cathedral, begun by Andrés de Vandelvira in 1541. |
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| Jaén (preferred,C,V)
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| Aurgi (H,O)
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| Aurinx (H,V)
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| Flavium Aurgitanum (H,O)
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| Gienna (H,O)
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| Giennum (H,O)
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| Gihenninnia (H,O)
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| Jaena (H,O)
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Jaén (province) (P) |
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Jaén (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was an ancient center |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| agricultural center (C) |
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| mining center (C) |
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