Tavira

Coat of Arms	Flag
Tavira's old bridge. Moorish origin (XII th cent.)
Location
Municipality	Tavira
Area	607.17 km²
Population	24,995 hab. (2001)
Density	hab./km²
Number of freguesias	9
Foundation of municipality (or charter)	1266
Region	Algarve
Subregion	Algarve
District	Faro
Website	http://www.cm-tavira.pt/cmt/index.php
Municipalities of Portugal

Tavira or Tabira is another name for Durango, Spain.

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Location

Tavira (pron. IPA: [tɐ'viɾɐ]) is situated at 37°07' north, 7°39' west in the east of the Algarve on the south coast of Portugal. It is 30 km east of Faro where the Algarve's airport is located and 160 km west of Seville in Spain. Tavira lies only 11 miles west of the Spain/Portugal border on the coast where the River Gilão meets the Atlantic Ocean. Along with Lagos, Tavira is considered to be the most architecturally attractive town in the Algarve. Look up pronunciation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... Algarve NUTS II region, and the district of Faro in Portugal. ... Faro is a city in Portugal; see Faro, Portugal a town in Yukon, Canada; see Faro, Yukon. ... NO8DO (I was not abandoned) Location Coordinates : ( ) Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Sevilla (Spanish) Spanish name Sevilla Founded 8th-9th century BC Postal code 41001-41080 Website http://www. ... The Gilão is a river in southern Portugal. ... Location    - Country Portugal    - Region Algarve  - Subregion Algarve  - District or A.R. Faro Mayor Júlio Barroso  - Party PS Area 212. ...

History

Bronze Age to the Roman Empire

The town's origins date back to the late Bronze Age (1.000-800 BC). In the 8th century BC it became one of the first Phoenician settlements in the Iberian West. The Phoenicians created a colonial urban center here with massive walls, at least two temples, two harbours and a regular urban structure. Phoenician Tavira existed until the end of 6th Century BC, when it was destroyed by conflict. The Bronze Age is a period in a civilizations development when the most advanced metalworking has developed the techniques of smelting copper from natural outcroppings and alloys it to cast bronze. ... BC may stand for: Before Christ (see Anno Domini) : an abbreviation used to refer to a year before the beginning of the year count that starts with the supposed year of the birth of Jesus. ... Phoenician can mean: The Phoenician ancient civilization The Phoenician alphabet The Phoenician languages This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Iberian Peninsula, or Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe, and includes modern day Spain, Portugal, Andorra and Gibraltar. ...

It is thought its original name was Baal Saphon, named after the Phoenician Thunder and Sea god. This name later became Balsa. For other uses, see Baal (disambiguation). ... Phoenician sarcophagus found in Cadiz, Spain; now in Archaeological Museum of Cádiz. ...

After a century of being abandoned, the settlement recovered, during the urban bloom that characterised the so called Tartessian Period, and became bigger than ever. This second urban center, Tartessian Tavira, was also abandoned by the end of the 4th Century BC. The main centre then moved to nearby Cerro do Cavaco, a fortified hill occupied until the time of Emperor Augustus. Tartessos (also Tartessus) was a harbor city on the south coast of the Iberian peninsula (in modern Andalusia, Spain), at the mouth of the Guadalquivir river. ... For other uses, see Augustus (disambiguation). ...

The Roman Empire to the Moorish Conquest

During the time of Caesar, the Romans created a new port, some 7 km from Tavira, named Balsa. Balsa became a big town, in fact much bigger than Tavira, that grew, prospered and decayed in parallel with the Roman Empire. When the Moors conquered Iberia, in the 8th Century, Balsa was already extinct as a town. Motto Senatus Populusque Romanus (SPQR) The Roman Empire at its greatest extent. ... The Moors were the medieval Muslim inhabitants of the western Mediterranean and western Sahara, including: al-Maghrib (the coastal and mountain lands of present day Morocco and Algeria, and Tunisia although Tunisia often is separately called Ifriqiya after the former Roman province of Africa); al-Andalus (the former Islamic sovereign...

Under Roman rule, Tavira was a secondary passing place on the important road between Balsa and Baesuris (today Castro Marim). Castro Marim is a town in the Algarve region of Portugal. ...

Moorish Rule

The Moorish occupation of Tavira between the 8th and 13th centuries left its mark on the agriculture, architecture and culture of the area. That influence can still be seen in Tavira today with its whitewashed buildings, Moorish style doors and rooftops. A castle, two mosques and palaces were built by the Moors. The impressive seven arched "Roman bridge" is now not considered to be Roman after a recent archaeological survey, but originates from a 12th Century Moorish bridge. This was a good time economically for Tavira, which established itself an important port for sailors and fishermen. The area stayed rural until the 11th Century when Moorish Tavira (from the Arabic Tabira, "the hidden") started to grow rapidly, becoming one of the important (and independent) towns of the Algarve, then the South-Western extreme of Gharb al-Andalus (the West of Islamic Iberian territories). For the terrain type see Moor Moors is used in this article to describe the medieval Muslim inhabitants of al-Andalus and the Maghreb, whose culture is often called Moorish. For other meanings look at Moors (Meaning) or Blackamoors. ... History of Portugal series Prehistoric Portugal Pre-Roman Portugal Roman Lusitania and Gallaecia Visigoths and Suevi Moorish rule and Reconquista First County of Portugal Kingdom of Galicia and Portugal Second County of Portugal Establishment of the Monarchy Consolidation of the Monarchy 1383–1385 Crisis Discoveries Portuguese Empire 1580 Crisis Iberian...

(Extensive bibliography about these historical periods can be seen at www.arqueotavira.com)

The Reconquista

In 1242 Dom Paio Peres Correia took Tavira back from the Moors in a bloody conflict of retaliation after seven of his principal Knights were killed during a period of truce, the population of the town was decimated during this battle. Christians were now back in control of Tavira and though most Muslims left the town some remained in a Moorish quarter known as "Mouraria". This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Dom may refer to: Dom people, an ethnic group in the middle east Domba or Dom people, an ethnic group of India Dom (mountain), a mountain in the Swiss Alps Dom, a title of respect – derived from Latin Dominus – for certain Benedictine and Carthusian monks, for example those of the... D. Paio Peres Correia, a notable medieval Christian conquistador, who was born c. ...

The 1755 Earthquake

In the 17th Century the port on its river was of considerable importance, shipping produce such as salt, dried fish and wine. Like most of the Algarve its buildings were virtually all destroyed by the earthquake of 1755. This earthquake is thought to have reached a magnitude of 9 on the Richter scale and caused extensive damgage throughout the Algarve due to shockwaves and tsunamis. The earthquake is referred to as the Lisbon Earthquake due to its terrible effects on the capital city, although the epicentre was some 200 km west-southwest of Cape St. Vincent in the Algarve. Copper engraving of the Lisbon earthquake 1755 The 1755 Lisbon earthquake took place on November 1, 1755 at 9:20 in the morning. ... The Cabo de São Vicente (Cape St. ...

Fishing boat in Tavira

Church of Maria do Castelo

Santiago church

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Tavira today

aerial view of Tavira

The town has since been rebuilt with many fine 18th Century buildings along with its 37 churches. A 'Roman' (actually Moorish) bridge links the two parts of the town across the River Gilão. The church of Santa Maria do Castelo, built on the site of a Moorish mosque holds the tombs of D Paio Peres Correia and his knights. The church dates from the 13th century and the clock tower has been remodeled from the original Muslim minaret. A bust of Dom Paio Perres Correia who died in 1275 can be seen on the corner of the town hall. Its original economic reliance on the fishing industry has now passed due to changed migration patterns of Tuna and further silting up of the river Gilao. The population is in the region of 25,000 inhabitants supporting a military base whilst the surrounding area is still fairly rural and undeveloped. This is now changing due to the demands of the tourist industry and opening of golf courses in the near vicinity. The beach for this town lies past the salt pans and is reached by a ferryboat that takes the visitor to the sand-bar island known as Ilha de Tavira, part of the Ria Formosa. The island and beaches can also be reached from the nearby footbridge in Santa Luzia. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 238 pixelsFull resolution (1587 × 473 pixel, file size: 516 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 238 pixelsFull resolution (1587 × 473 pixel, file size: 516 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Gilão is a river in southern Portugal. ... A shoal of skipjack tuna Tuna are several species of ocean-dwelling fish in the family Scombridae, mostly in the genus Thunnus. ... Beach on the island. ... The Ria Formosa lagoon, located in Algarve, south of Portugal, is a barrier islands system that communicates with the sea trough 6 inlets. ... Santa Luzia is a freguesia (parish) in the municipality of Tavira (Algarve, Portugal). ...

In recent years the architecturally attractive town has attracted visitors and house prices have increased sharply. The development of many golf clubs close to the town has also had an effect.

Parishes/Freguesias

The municipality of Tavira is split into 9 freguesias or parishes as follows:

• Cabanas de Tavira
• Cachopo
• Conceição de Tavira
• Luz de Tavira
• Santa Catarina da Fonte do Bispo
• Santa Luzia
• Santo Estêvão
• Tavira - Santa Maria
• Tavira - Santiago

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