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The urban area of Valencia has 1.5 million people [6] [7] [3] while the metropolitan region has 2.5 million. [2] It is located on the banks of the Turia, on the east coast of the Iberian Peninsula on the Mediterranean Sea. Valencia was founded as a Roman colony in 138 BC as Valentia Edetanorum .
Peniscola, often called the "Gibraltar of Valencia", and locally as "The City in the Sea", [3] is a fortified seaport, with a lighthouse, built on a rocky headland about 220 feet (67 m) high, and joined to the mainland by only a narrow strip of land . Peníscola is a local evolution of Latin peninsula.
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The City of Arts and Sciences (Valencian: Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències, Spanish: Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias) [a] is a cultural and architectural complex in the city of Valencia, Spain. It is the most important modern tourist destination in the city of Valencia and one of the 12 Treasures of Spain.
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The Region of Valencia maintained the orange-farming tradition after the Arabic period, with references to orange trees in the city of Valencia dating back to the 14th century. In fact, there is an Orange Courtyard inside Valencia’s 15th century Silk Exchange market ( La Llotja de la Seda ) , a UNESCO World Heritage Site . [ 4 ]