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Altea is a coastal Valencian town and municipality located in the province of Alicante, Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea. It has an area of 34.4 km2 and, according to the 2002 census, a total population of 17,608 inhabitants. Image File history File links From http://ca. ...
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Capital Valencia Official languages Valencian (Polaco) and Castilian (Spanish) Area – total – % of Spain Ranked 8th 23,255 km² 4. ...
A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ...
Location of Alicante province in Spain. ...
Satellite image The Mediterranean Sea is a part of the Atlantic Ocean almost completely enclosed by land, on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. ...
At present, the more important economic factor of Altea is tourism, which started to grow in the 50s because of its good weather, beaches and the beauty of its streets. Tourist redirects here; for the album by Athlete, see Tourist (album) For the Roxette album, see Tourism (album) Tourism is the act of travel for the purpose of recreation and business, and the provision of services for this act. ...
The town was settled by Iberians and Romans. During the Arab domination the land around Altea belonged to the Taifa de Denia, and was not re-captured by native Spaniards until 1244 by James I of Aragon. The town was quickly fortified & walls were erected to enclose what is now known as the "old town" from outsiders. This maze of cobbled narrow & crooked streets exists today & is one of the better features of the town. One of its places of tourist interest is the church of La Mare de Déu del Consol, easily identifiable by its picturesque blue domes. The name Altea comes from the Arabic 'Al thaya' which means 'health to all'. The Lady of Baza, made by Iberians or Celtiberians The Iberians arrived in Spain sometime in the third millennium B.C., although their arrival has been dated as early as 4000 B.C. Most scholars believe the Iberians came from a region farther east in the Mediterranean, although some have...
The Roman Forum was the central area around which ancient Rome developed. ...
The term taifa in the history of Iberia refers to an independent Muslim-ruled principality, an emirate or petty kingdom, of which a number formed in Spain (Arabic: Al-Andalus) after the final collapse of the Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba in 1031. ...
The fort of Denia overlooks the city. ...
Events Sultan Malik al-Muattam razes city walls. ...
James I of Aragon (Catalan: Jaume I, Spanish: Jaime I) (Montpellier February 2, 1208 – July 27, 1276), surnamed the Conqueror, was the king of Aragon, count of Barcelona and Lord of Montpellier from 1219 to 1276. ...
Arabic can mean: From or related to Arabia From or related to the Arabs The Arabic language; see also Arabic grammar The Arabic alphabet, used for expressing the languages of Arabic, Persian, Malay ( Jawi), Kurdish, Panjabi, Pashto, Sindhi and Urdu, among others. ...
Altea shares a campus of University Miguel Hernández. Altabix building, Campus of Elche, UMH. The Universidad Miguel Hernández or UMH is a Spanish University, located in the province of Alicante, which was established in 1997. ...
The city is a member of Douzelage. The Douzelage is a town twinning association with one town from each of the member states of the European Union. ...
External links - Altea, Detailed City Information including a video featuring the main tourist attractions, in English.
- Altea Digital, in Spanish.
- Altea Info, in German.
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