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Menorca [a] or Minorca [b] (from Latin: Insula Minor, lit. 'smaller island', later Minorica ) is one of the Balearic Islands located in the Mediterranean Sea belonging to Spain. Its name derives from its size, contrasting it with nearby Mallorca .
The two biggest islands of the Mediterranean: Sicily (right) and Sardinia (top left), which are both part of Italy. The Mediterranean Sea basin is supposed to host more than 10,000 islands, [1] with 2,217 islands larger than 0.01 km 2. [2]
Menorcan or Minorcan (Catalan: menorquí, Spanish: menorquín) is a dialect of Catalan spoken on the island of Menorca, one of the Balearic Islands.It is very similar linguistically to the dialects of Catalan spoken in the other islands: Mallorquí in Mallorca and Eivissenc in Ibiza.
Mahón (Spanish:), officially Maó (Catalan:, locally; formerly spelled Mahó), [2] and also written as Mahon or Port Mahon in English, is the capital and second largest city of Menorca. The city is located on the eastern coast of the island, which is part of the archipelago and autonomous community of the Balearic Islands .
The Menorca Sun is Menorca's only English language newspaper. Issued every Friday, it has a circulation of 5,000. Issued every Friday, it has a circulation of 5,000. References
The Castle of Santa Àgueda (Arabized: Sent Agaiz) (in English, "Saint Agatha's Castle") is found in the municipality of Ferreries, Menorca. It is situated over an elongated plateau, called Santa Àgueda, 264 m above sea level. It is the third highest point in the island behind Monte Toro (358 m) and S'Enclusa (275 m).
Menorcan cuisine refers to the typical food and drink of Menorca. Menorca is a rocky island in the Balearic archipelago in Spain, consisting of eight municipalities. Featuring a Mediterranean climate, the weather is milder in the south while in the north there are strong winds all year round. Marine salt, carried by the wind to the pastures ...
The constituency was created as per the Statute of Autonomy of the Balearic Islands of 1983 and was first contested in the 1983 regional election.The Statute provided for the four main islands in the Balearic archipelago—Majorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera—to be established as multi-member districts in the Parliament of the Balearic Islands, with this regulation being maintained under ...