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Ávila (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 40 39 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 40.6500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 004 42 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -4.7000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Fell to Moors around 714; taken by Alfonso VI for Christians 1088; walls built around ancient city 12th cen.; modern city situated outside walls; Moriscos expelled 1607-1610 & commerce subsequently declined; birthplace of mystic Saint Teresa. The Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches was named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985. |
Names: |
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| Ávila (preferred,C,V)
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| Avila (C,V)
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| Ávila de los Caballeros (NA,V)
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| Ávila de los Santos (NA,V)
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| Abela (H,O)
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| Abula (H,V)
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| Abyla (H,O)
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| Albicella (H,O)
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| Avela (H,V)
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| Obila (H,O)
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Ávila (province) (P) |
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Ávila (inhabited place) (P) |
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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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| tourist center (C) |
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