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Faro has the highest minimum temperature ever recorded in Portugal, which was 32 °C (90 °F) on 26 July 2004. [18] With over 3000 hours of sunshine a year, Faro is often regarded as one of the sunniest cities in Europe, alongside nearby Tavira. [19] [20] [21] July and August have the most sunshine, while December has the least.
Farro / ˈ f ær oʊ / is a grain of any of three species of wheat, namely einkorn, emmer, or spelt, sold dried and cooked in water until soft. It is used as a side dish and added to salads, soups and stews.
Faro (beer), a type of Belgian ale; Count of Faro, a Portuguese title; Faro (mythology), a god in Mande mythology; the title character of Buddy Faro, a 1998 television series, portrayed by Dennis Farina; Faro, a large cotton sphere burned inside churches on feasts of martyrs in the Ambrosian Rite; Faro (restaurant), a defunct restaurant in New ...
Faro District (Portuguese: Distrito de Faro ⓘ) is the southernmost district of Portugal. The area is the same as that of the Algarve region. The administrative centre, or district capital, is the city of Faro .
Faro (/ ˈ f ɛər oʊ / FAIR-oh), Pharaoh, Pharao, or Farobank is a late 17th-century French gambling game using cards. It is descended from Basset , and belongs to the Lansquenet and Monte Bank family of games due to the use of a banker and several players.
The islands' endonym Føroyar, as well as its English name Faroe Islands (alt. Faeroe or the Faroes), derive from the Old Norse Færeyjar. [17] [18] [19] The second element oyar ('islands') is a holdover from Old Faroese; sound changes have rendered the word's modern form as oyggjar.
Albufeira (pronounced [alβuˈfɐjɾɐ] ⓘ, locally [aɫbʷˈfeɾɐ, aɫbˈfeɾɐ]) is a city and municipality of Faro District in the Algarve region of southern Portugal.The population in 2021 was 44,158, [1] in an area of 140.66 square kilometres (54.31 square miles). [2]
The national language of the Faroe Islands is Faroese.The Faroese language is a Germanic language which is descended from Old Norse.Danish is the official second language. [2]