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Zaragoza (Spanish: [θaɾaˈɣoθa] ⓘ) also known in English as Saragossa, [a] [5] is the capital city of the province of Zaragoza and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributaries, the Huerva and the Gállego , roughly in the centre of both Aragon and the Ebro basin.
Yahya (Zaragoza) (fl. 1021–1029), full name Yahya ibn al-Mundhir, 11th century ruler of Zaragoza Yahya bin Ahmad Sirhindi , 15th century Persian language writer from the Delhi Sultanate of India Sultan Yahya (1585–1649), son of Sultan Mehmed III, a Christian convert and a claimant to the Ottoman throne
Zaragoza (Spanish pronunciation: [θaɾaˈɣoθa]), also called Saragossa in English, [1] is a province of northern Spain, in the central part of the autonomous community of Aragon. Its capital is the city of Zaragoza , which is also the capital of the autonomous community.
The meaning and origin of name of Latvian people is unclear, however the root lat-/let- is associated with several Baltic hydronyms and might share common origin with the Liet-part of neighbouring Lithuania (Lietuva, see below) and name of Latgalians – one of the Baltic tribes that are considered ancestors of modern Latvian people.
The name of Aragon is documented for the first time during the Early Middle Ages in the year 828, when the small County of Aragon of Frankish origin, would emerge between the rivers that bear its name, the Aragón river, and its brother the Aragón Subordán river.
The name Aragón is the same as that of the river Aragón, which flows by Jaca. It might derive from the Basque Aragona/Haragona meaning "good upper valley" (haran+goi+ona, where haran = "valley", goi = "upper, high", and ona = good). Alternatively, the name may be derived from the earlier Roman province of Hispania Tarraconensis. [citation needed]
The name Coahuila derives from native terms for the region, and has been known by variations such as Cuagüila and Cuauila. Some historians believe that this means "flying serpent", "place of many trees", or "place where serpents creep". The official name of the state is Coahuila de Zaragoza, in honor of General Ignacio Zaragoza.
1925 – Zaragoza CD (football club) formed. 1927 – General Military Academy reestablished. 1932 – Real Zaragoza football team formed. 1936 – Diario de Aragón newspaper begins publication. 1940 – Population: 238,601. [5] 1947 – Balay in business. 1954 – Zaragoza Air Station built near city. [citation needed] 1957 – La Romareda ...