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Ochamchire was a city of 18,700 people in 1978 but was left largely abandoned by the ethnic cleansing of Georgians in 1992–1993. Tkvarcheli is a coal mining town that suffered a drastic population decline as a result of the war in Abkhazia .
This is a list of cities in Portugal.In Portugal, a city (Portuguese: cidade) is an honorific term given to locations that meet several criteria, such as having a minimum number of inhabitants good infrastructure (schools, medical care, cultural and sports facilities), or have a major historical importance.
A town (Portuguese: Vila) in Portugal, does not necessarily correspond to a municipality. There are 533 towns in Portugal. Some towns are the seat of municipality; others belong to a municipality. Alphabetically, the towns are as follows: Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística
From the capital of Lisbon to lesser-known historical location Amarante, these spots should go straight to the top of your must-visit list
Aveiro (pronounced ⓘ) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. In 2021, the population was 80,880, [1] in an area of 197.58 square kilometres (76.29 sq mi): [2] it is the second most populous city in the Centro Region of Portugal (after Coimbra).
View of the church Plan. The ruins of the Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha (Old St. Clare) are located in the city of Coimbra, in Portugal.The monastery was built in the 14th century on the left bank of the Mondego River, but had to be abandoned in the 17th century due to frequent floods.
Sines (Portuguese pronunciation: ⓘ) is a town and a municipality in Portugal.The municipality, divided into two parishes, has around 14,214 inhabitants (2021) in an area of 203.30 km 2 (78.49 sq mi).
The city of Elvas is located close to the border with Spain. Portugal regained independence from Spain in 1640 and a complex bulwarked dry-ditch fortification system (a star fort) was built around the city. It was designed by the Dutch Jesuit priest padre Cosmander in line with the latest Dutch defensive trends.