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Galicia (/ ɡ ə ˈ l ɪ ʃ (i) ə / gə-LISH-(ee-)ə; [4] Galician: Galicia [ɡaˈliθjɐ] ⓘ (officially) or Galiza [ɡaˈliθɐ] ⓘ; [a] [b] Spanish: Galicia [ɡaˈliθja]) is an autonomous community of Spain and historic nationality under Spanish law. [5] Located in the northwest Iberian Peninsula, it includes the provinces of A Coruña ...
Galicia The geography of Galicia ( Spain ) is characterized by the contrast between the low altitude coastal relief and, further inland, by the higher altitude of the Galician Massif which itself offers contrasts between the morphology of the high northern plains and the southern mountains and valleys.
Español: Mapa de localización de la comunidad autónoma de Galicia (España) Proyección equirrectangular, N/S estirada 130 %. Límites geográficos del mapa:
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Santiago de Compostela, [a] simply Santiago, or Compostela, [3] in the province of A Coruña, is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, in northwestern Spain.The city has its origin in the shrine of Saint James the Great, now the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, as the destination of the Way of St. James, a leading Catholic pilgrimage route since the 9th century. [4]
Ribadeo [2] is a municipality in the Spanish province of Lugo in Galicia. It has a population of 10,023 ( INE , 2011) and an area of 106.2 km 2 (41.0 sq mi). It is the capital of the A Mariña Oriental comarca .
Cape Finisterre (/ ˌ f ɪ n ɪ ˈ s t ɛər /, [1] [2] also US: /-t ɛr i /; [3] Galician: Cabo Fisterra [fisˈtɛrɐ]; Spanish: Cabo Finisterre [finisˈtere]) is a rock-bound peninsula on the west coast of Galicia, Spain. [4] In Roman times it was believed to be an end of the known world.
Ferrol (Galician: ⓘ, Spanish: ⓘ) is a city in the province of A Coruña [2] in Galicia, Spain, located in the Rías Altas, in the vicinity of Strabo's Cape Nerium (modern-day Cape Prior). [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 2 ] [ 5 ] According to the 2021 census, the city had a population of 64,785, making it the seventh-largest settlement in Galicia.