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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.
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.
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). Its area is 41,845 hectares (418.45 km 2; 103,400 acres ...
It is located in Galicia. Conventionally, it marks the western end of the Cantabrian Sea , or Bay of Biscay , in the North Atlantic ocean. The peninsula of Estaca de Bares penetrates considerably into the Atlantic Ocean and the Cantabrian Sea , and as a result it is one of the rainiest places in Europe , with more than 2500 mm a year (a ...
Alcalá de Henares is located in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula, in the southern half of the Inner Plateau. It lies on the valley of the Henares , a left-bank tributary of the Jarama , which is in turn a right-bank tributary of the Tagus .
Azuqueca is a logistic center due to its position near the capital city of Spain, Madrid, and the highway Zaragoza- Madrid that connects these cities. Azuqueca is linked by conventional railway line Madrid-Barcelona and the line C-2 in suburban Madrid, which usually stops at the station in the town. The third major line of communication of the ...
5 Spain. Toggle Spain subsection. 5.1 Crown of Castile and Leon. ... Kommende Tempelhof (today part of Berlin) [49] Kommende Topfstedt [45] Kommende Trier (1228 ...
The city is well connected to the rest of Spain. The A-4 highway, NIV Madrid-Cádiz, is located 12 km (7 miles) to the west at Bailén. The A-32 highway, also traverses through the city. There is a railroad station at Linares-Baeza, with lines connecting Madrid and Cádiz, and Madrid-Granada-Almería. The railroad has also a cargo deck.