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Navarre (/ n ə ˈ v ɑːr / nə-VAR; Spanish: Navarra ⓘ; Basque: Nafarroa), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre, [a] is a landlocked foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Autonomous Community, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and New Aquitaine in France.
The territory formerly known as Navarre now belongs to two nations, Spain and France, depending on whether it lies south or north of the Western Pyrenees. The Basque language is still spoken in most of the provinces. Today, Navarre is an autonomous community of Spain and Basse-Navarre is part of France's Pyrénées-Atlantiques département.
Pamplona (Spanish pronunciation: ⓘ; Basque: Iruña), [a] historically also known as Pampeluna in English, is the capital city of the Chartered Community of Navarre, in Spain. Lying at near 450 m (1,480 ft) above sea level, [ 5 ] the city (and the wider Cuenca de Pamplona ) is located on the flood plain of the Arga river , [ 6 ] a second-order ...
This is a list of the municipalities in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, Spain. Municipality map. Name Population (2002) Abaigar: 97 Abarzuza: 510
The Bardenas is in the southeast of Navarre, bordering Aragon. It is located in the middle of the depression of the Ebro valley at the foot of the mountains of the Yugo and the Zaragoza region of Cinco Villas. It is 45 km (28 mi) from north to south and 24 km (15 mi) east-west and at an altitude ranging between 280 and 659 m (919 and 2,162 ft).
Coat of arms of the monarchs of Navarre since 1580–1700. This is a list of the kings and queens of Pamplona, later Navarre.Pamplona was the primary name of the kingdom until its union with Aragon (1076–1134).
Baztan is a municipality from the Chartered Community of Navarre, northern Spain. It is located 58 km (36 mi) from Pamplona , the capital of Navarre. It is the largest municipality in Navarre, with around 376.8 km 2 and just over 8,000 inhabitants.
Estella or Lizarra is a town located in the autonomous community of Navarre, in northern Spain. It lies south west of Pamplona, close to the border with La Rioja and Álava. The town was founded in 1090 when the place, lying by the fortified settlement of Lizarra, was granted a charter by the Pamplonese king Sancho Ramirez.