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  2. Algarve - Wikipedia

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    The Algarve (UK: / æ l ˈ ɡ ɑːr v, ˈ æ l ɡ-/, US: / ɑː l ˈ ɡ ɑːr v ə, æ l ˈ-/, Portuguese: [alˈgaɾvɨ] ⓘ) is the southernmost NUTS II region of continental Portugal.It has an area of 4,997 km 2 (1,929 sq mi) with 467,495 permanent inhabitants and incorporates 16 municipalities (concelhos or municípios in Portuguese).

  3. Kingdom of the Algarve - Wikipedia

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    The Kingdom of the Algarve (Portuguese: Reino do Algarve, from the Arabic Gharb al-Andalus غَرْب الأنْدَلُس, "Western al-'Andalus"), after 1471, Kingdom of the Algarves (Portuguese: Reino dos Algarves), was a nominal kingdom within the Kingdom of Portugal, located in the southernmost region of continental Portugal, until the end of the monarchy in 1910.

  4. List of World Heritage Sites in Portugal - Wikipedia

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    There are 17 World Heritage Sites listed in Portugal, with a further 18 on the tentative list. The first four sites listed in Portugal were the Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon, the Monastery of Batalha, the Convent of Christ in Tomar, and the town of Angra do Heroísmo, in 1983. The most recent additions to the list ...

  5. Albufeira - Wikipedia

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    Albufeira. /  37.08972°N 8.24583°W  / 37.08972; -8.24583. Albufeira ( Portuguese pronunciation: [alβuˈfɐjɾɐ] ⓘ) is a city and municipality of Faro District in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. The population in 2021 was 44,158, [1] in an area of 140.66 square kilometres (54.31 square miles). [2] The city proper had a ...

  6. United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves - Wikipedia

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    The United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves was formed in 1815, following the transfer of the Portuguese court to Brazil during the Napoleonic invasions of Portugal, and it continued to exist for about one year after the court's return to Europe, being de facto dissolved in 1822, when Brazil proclaimed its independence.

  7. Kingdom of Portugal - Wikipedia

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    The Kingdom of Portugal [3] was a monarchy in the western Iberian Peninsula and the predecessor of the modern Portuguese Republic. Existing to various extents between 1139 and 1910, it was also known as the Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves after 1415, and as the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves between 1815 and 1822. The ...

  8. Vilamoura - Wikipedia

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    Vilamoura is a coastal luxury resort in the Loulé municipality in Algarve, Portugal. It is one of the three corners of Algarve's Golden Triangle. Vilamoura comprises one of the largest single tourist complexes in Europe and with about 2,000 hectares of land. The nearest airport is in Faro .

  9. Tavira - Wikipedia

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    Tavira. /  37.117°N 7.650°W  / 37.117; -7.650. Tavira ( Portuguese pronunciation: [tɐˈviɾɐ] ⓘ) is a Portuguese town and municipality, capital of the Costa do Acantilado, situated in the east of the Algarve on the south coast of Portugal. [1] It is 28 kilometres (17 miles) east of Faro and 75 kilometres (47 miles) west of Huelva ...

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