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Formentera is the smallest and southernmost island of the Illes Pitiüses group (which includes Eivissa (Ibiza) and Formentera) and belongs to the Balearic Islands autonomous community (Spain). It is 19 kilometres long and is located approximately 3 nautical miles (6 km) south of Ibiza in the Mediterranean Sea. Its major villages are Sant Francesc Xavier, Sant Ferran de ses Roques, El Pilar de la Mola and La Savina. Flag of Ibiza, drawn by me. ...
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Pine Islands (Catalan Illes Pitiüses) is the name given collectively to the Balearic Islands of Ibiza (Eivissa) and Formentera, in the Mediterranean Ocean. ...
Eivissa or Ibiza is one of the Balearic Islands located in the Mediterranean Sea, and belonging to Spain. ...
Capital Palma de Mallorca Official language(s) Spanish and Catalan Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 17th 4,992 km² 1. ...
Spains fifty provinces (provincias) are grouped into seventeen autonomous communities (comunidades aut nomas), in addition to two African autonomous cities (ciudades aut nomas) (Ceuta and Melilla). ...
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 View from La Mola towards west Photo: Jiří Vaňáček The island was reachable by ship only from Eivissa and this made it the quietest of both islands but in recent years regular lines from the Spanish peninsula have increased the amount of tourism. It is known for its many pristine beaches and the fact that nude sunbathing is allowed on most of its beaches. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Formentera comprises one municipality, also called Formentera, and has a population of 7,461 (2002). A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ...
A vernacular of Catalan is spoken called Ibicenco, while the official language, is Catalan and Castellano [[Spanish language|Spanish]. Italian and German can be heard extensively in summer. Catalan IPA: (català IPA: or []) is a Romance language, the national language of Andorra, and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Balearic Islands, Catalonia and Valencia (in the latter with the name of Valencian), and in the city of LAlguer in the Italian island of...
History The island's name is usually said to derive from the Latin word frumentarium, meaning "granary". The island had been occupied by the Carthaginians before passing to the ancient Romans. In succeeding centuries, it passed to the Visigoths, the Byzantines, the Vandals, and the Arabs. It was conquered by the Catalan, added to the Crown of Aragon and later became part of the medieval Kingdom of Majorca. Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ...
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Languages Arabic other minority languages Religions Predominantly Sunni Islam, as well as Shia Islam, Greek Orthodoxy, Greek Catholicism, Roman Catholicism, Alawite Islam, Druzism, Ibadi Islam, and Judaism Footnotes a Mainly in Antakya. ...
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Majorca Kings Palace at Perpinyà The Kingdom of Majorca (also Kingdom of Mallorca) was created by James I of Aragon (Jaume I, The Conqueror) as a vassal kingdom of the Kingdom of Aragon. ...
2007 windsurfing world championship From September 1st to the 7th Formentera will host the 2007 Techno 293 OD World Championships in windsurfing for juniors under 15 and youths under 17.[1] A windsurfer with modern gear tilts the rig and carves the board to perform a planing gybe (downwind turn) close to shore in Maui, Hawaii, one of the popular destinations for windsurfing. ...
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External links Coordinates: 38°42′N, 1°27′E Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
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Minorca: Alaior | Es Castell | Ciutadella de Menorca | Ferreries | Maó | Es Mercadal | Es Migjorn Gran | Sant Lluís
Ibiza: Ibiza Town (Eivissa Vila) | Sant Antoni de Portmany | Sant Joan de Labritja | Sant Josep de sa Talaia | Santa Eulària des Riu
Formentera This is a list of the municipalities in the province and autonomous community of the Balearic Islands, Spain. ...
Capital Palma de Mallorca Official language(s) Spanish and Catalan Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 17th 4,992 km² 1. ...
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Location Location of Majorca in Balearic Islands Coordinates : 39° 30’N , 3°0E Time Zone : CET (UTC+1) - summer: CEST (UTC+2) General information Native name Mallorca (Catalan) Spanish name Mallorca Postal code 07001-07691 Area code 34 (Spain) + 971 (Illes Balears) Website http://www. ...
Alaró is a small municipality in the district of Raiguer on Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands, which are controlled by Spain. ...
Alcúdias north-west location in Majorca island. ...
Algaida is a municipality on the Spanish Balearic island of Mallorca. ...
Andratz in the south-west Andratx is a municipality on Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands, which are controlled by Spain. ...
Ariany is a small municipality on Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands, which are controlled by Spain. ...
Arta is a small municipality on Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands, which are controlled by Spain. ...
Banyalbufar (in Spanish, Bañalbufar) is a municipality on the Spanish Balearic island of Mallorca. ...
Binissalem is a small municipality in the district of Raiguer on Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands, which are controlled by Spain. ...
Búger is a small municipality in the district of Raiguer on Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands, which are controlled by Spain. ...
Bunyola is a municipality of the island of Mallorca (Spain) located in the spurs of the Serra de Tramuntana (Tramontana mountain range), at a distance of 9 miles from Palma de Mallorca. ...
Calvià is a municipality of the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. ...
Campanet is a small municipality in the district of Raiguer on Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands, which are controlled by Spain. ...
Campos is a municipality on the island of Mallorca, Spain, located on the south side of the island in the comarca Miigjorn. ...
Capdepera is a small municipality on Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands, which are controlled by Spain. ...
Consell is a small municipality on Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands, which are controlled by Spain. ...
Costitx is a small municipality on Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands, which are controlled by Spain. ...
Deià (Castilian: Deyá) is a small coastal village in the northern ridge of the Spanish island of Majorca. ...
Blue Gorge Escorca is a municipality in north-west Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands, which are controlled by Spain. ...
Esporles is a small municipality on Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands, which are controlled by Spain. ...
Estellencs is a small municipality on Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands, which are controlled by Spain. ...
Felanitx, is a municipality in the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands, and is located southeast of Mallorca. ...
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Inca is a town on the Spanish island of Majorca in the Mediterranean. ...
Lloret de Vistalegre is a small municipality on Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands, which are controlled by Spain. ...
Lloseta is a small municipality in the district of Raiguer on Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands, which are controlled by Spain. ...
Llubà is a small municipality on Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands, which are controlled by Spain. ...
The district of Llucmajor (Spanish Lluchmayor) is the largest district (in terms of surface area) of the Balearic Island Mallorca. ...
Location Coordinates : 39° 34’N , 3°12’E Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Manacor (Catalan) Spanish name Manacor Postal code 07500 Website http://www. ...
Mancor de la Vall is a small municipality in the district of Raiguer on Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands, which are controlled by Spain. ...
Maria de la Salut is a small municipality in the district of Raiguer on Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands, which are controlled by Spain. ...
Marratxà is a municipality in the Raiguer region of Mallorca. ...
Montuiri is a mountainous municipality in central Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands, which are controlled by Spain. ...
Muro is a small municipality on Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands, which are controlled by Spain. ...
Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Palma (Catalan) Spanish name Palma de Mallorca Postal code 070XX Area code 34 (Spain) + 971 (Balearic Islands) Website http://www. ...
Petra is a town and municipality on the Mediterranean island of Majorca, in the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. ...
Sa Pobla (Spanish: La Puebla) is a small municipality in the district of Raiguer on Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands, which are controlled by Spain. ...
Pollença (Pollensa) is a town situated in the far north-east corner of the island of Majorca, near Formentor and Alcúdia, and has an estimated population of 15,536[1]. It lies about seven kilometres east of its port, Port de Pollença (Porto Pollensa). ...
Porreres is a municipality on Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands, which are controlled by Spain. ...
Puigpunyent is a municipality in western Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands, which are controlled by Spain. ...
Ses Salines is a small municipality in the district of Raiguer on Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands, which are controlled by Spain. ...
Sant Joan (official name; Spanish: San Juan) is a municipality on Majorca, Spain, situated in the center of the island in the comarca of Pla de Mallorca. ...
Sant Llorenç des Cardassar is a small municipality on Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands, which are controlled by Spain. ...
Santa Eugania is a small municipality in the district of Raiguer on Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands, which are controlled by Spain. ...
Santa Margalida is a small municipality on Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands, which are controlled by Spain. ...
Santa Maria del Cami is a small municipality in the district of Raiguer on Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands, which are controlled by Spain. ...
Santanyà is a municipality on Mallorca, in the Balearic Islands of Spain. ...
Selva is a small municipality in the district of Raiguer on Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands, which are controlled by Spain. ...
Sencelles (Spanish: Sencellas) is a mountainous municipality in central Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands, which are controlled by Spain. ...
Sineu is a mountainous municipality in central Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands, which are controlled by Spain. ...
Sóller is a town near the northwest coast of Majorca, in the Balearic Islands of Spain. ...
Son Servera is a municipality in north-east Mallorca, in the Balearic Islands, Spain. ...
Valldemossa Valldemossa is a village and municipality on the island of Majorca, part of the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. ...
Vilafranca de Bonany (Spanish: Villfranca de Bonany) is a small municipality in the district of Raiguer on Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands, which are controlled by Spain. ...
Capital Maó Official languages Catalan & Spanish Area - Total 694. ...
Location of Alaior in Menorca Alaior (officially, and previously in Castillian, Alayor) is a municipality on the island of Menorca, in the Balearic Islands, Spain. ...
Es Castell (Spanish Villacarlos) is a small municipality in eastern Minorca in the Spanish Balearic Islands. ...
Ciudadella, Minorca Ciutadella (Spanish: Ciudadela) is town on the western side of Minorca. ...
Municipality of Ferreries Ferreries is a municipality of Menorca. ...
Municipality of Mahón Mahón (alternately, Maó; Catalan it is also the official name, Spanish Mahón), is a municipality and the capital city of the Balearic Island of Minorca (an autonomic Spanish community), located in the eastern part of the island. ...
Mercadal is a large municipality in northern Menorca in the Spanish Balearic Islands. ...
Es Migjorn Gran is a small municipality in southern Menorca in the Spanish Balearic Islands. ...
Sant Luis is a municipality on the tip of south-east Menorca in the Spanish Balearic Islands Categories: | ...
Ibiza (Catalan: Eivissa) is one of the Balearic Islands located in the Mediterranean Sea, belonging to Spain. ...
Ibiza Town Ibiza Town (Catalan, Vila dEivissa) is a municipality of Spain. ...
Sant Antoni de Portmany municipality in Ibiza Sant Antoni de Portmany is a town in the western coast of Eivissa (Ibiza). ...
Sant Joan de Labritja is a village and municipality of the Balearic Islands on northern Eivissa (Ibiza). ...
Sant Josep de sa Talaia is a village and municipality of the Balearic Islands in western Eivissa (Ibiza). ...
Its official name in Catalan being Santa Eulà ria des Riu, its a village in the eastern coast of Eivissa. ...
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