Alentejo
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Alentejo ( , , ) is a geographical, historical, and cultural region of south–central and southern Portugal. In Portuguese, its name means "beyond the Tagus" ().
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It is catalogued under topics including Alentejo and Regions of Portugal.
Vinony links it to 9 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- former Portuguese province
- Demonym
- alentejana
- Country
- Portugal
- Official language
- Portuguese
- Population
- 790849
- Area
- 27292
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
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- grammatical gender
- masculine
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons category
- Alentejo
- different from
- Alentejo region
- topic's main category
- Category:Alentejo
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Dimensions
- Topography
- Biome
- Climate
- Education
- Economy
- See also
- References
- External links
Alentejo ( , , ) is a geographical, historical, and cultural region of south–central and southern Portugal. In Portuguese, its name means "beyond the Tagus" ().
Alentejo includes the regions of Alto Alentejo and Baixo Alentejo. It corresponds to the districts of Beja, Évora, Portalegre, and Alentejo Litoral. Its main cities are Évora, Beja, Sines, Serpa, Estremoz, Elvas, and Portalegre.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alentejo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.