Populated Places in the Province of Cadiz - Alcala del Valle, Alcala de Los Gazules, Algar, Cadiz, Algodonales, Arcos de La Frontera, Barbate, Benalup- (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 69. Chapters: Alcala del Valle, Alcala de los Gazules, Algar, Cadiz, Algodonales, Arcos de la Frontera, Barbate, Benalup-Casas Viejas, Benamahoma, Benaocaz, Bornos, Cadiz, Castellar de la Frontera, Chiclana de la Frontera, Chipiona, Conil de la Frontera, El Bosque, Cadiz, El Gastor, El Puerto de Santa Maria, Espera, Grazalema, Isla de Leon, Jerez de la Frontera, Jimena de la Frontera, Las Abiertas, La Linea de la Concepcion, Los Barrios, Los Canos de Meca, Medina-Sidonia, Novo Sancti Petri, Olvera, Palmones, Paterna de Rivera, Prado del Rey, Puerto Real, Puerto Serrano, Rota, Cadiz, Sanlucar de Barrameda, San Fernando, Cadiz, San Jose del Valle, San Roque, Cadiz, Setenil de las Bodegas, Tarifa, Torre Alhaquime, Trebujena, Ubrique, Vejer de la Frontera, Villaluenga del Rosario, Villamartin, Zahara de la Sierra, Zahara de los Atunes. Excerpt: Cadiz (,; Spanish: , locally: ( listen) or; Phoenician: Gadir; Greek: Gadeira, Latin: , Arabic: Q dis) is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of Cadiz province, one of eight which make up the autonomous community of Andalusia. Cadiz, the oldest continuously inhabited city in Spain and one of the oldest in all southwestern Europe, has been a principal home port of the Spanish Navy since the accession of the Spanish Bourbons in the 18th century. The city is a member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network. It is also the site of the University of Cadiz. Despite its unique site on a narrow slice of land surrounded by the sea Cadiz is, in most respects, a typically Andalusian city with a wealth of attractive vistas and well-preserved historical landmarks. The older part of Cadiz, within the remnants of the city walls, is commonly referred to as the Old Town (in Spanish, Casco Antiguo). It is characterised by the antiquity of its various quarters (barrios), among them El Populo, La Vina, and Santa Maria, which present a marked contrast to the newer areas of town. While the Old City's street plan consists of narrow winding alleys connecting large plazas, newer areas of Cadiz typically have wide avenues and more modern buildings. In addition, the city is dotted with numerous parks where exotic plants flourish, including giant trees supposedly brought to Spain by Columbus from the New World. Cadiz is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Europe Satellite view of Cadiz Map of the central cityGadir (Phoenician: ), the original name given to the outpost established here by the Phoenicians, means "wall, compound," or, more generally, "walled stronghold." The Punic dialect lent this word, along with many others, to the Berber languages, where it was nativised as agadir meaning "wall" in Tamazight and "fortified granary" in Shilha; it appears as a common place name in North Africa. The name of the Israeli town of Gedera