Aragon
Sign in to saveAragon ( , ; Spanish and ; ) is an autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. In northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces (from north to south): Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza. The current Statute of Autonomy declares Aragon a historic nationality of Spain.
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Aragon is an autonomous region in northeastern Spain made up of three provinces, with its capital in Zaragoza, that has been officially recognized as a historic nationality. It corresponds to the territory of the medieval Kingdom of Aragon and has its own regional government and legal status within Spain.
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Key facts
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- Aragon
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- Autonomous community
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- Flag of Aragon.svg
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- Flag of Aragon
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- 120px
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- Royal Banner
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- Official Coat of Arms of Aragon.svg
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- Coat-of-arms of Aragon
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- Himno de Aragón (officially)
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- Aragon in Spain (plus Canarias).svg
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- Location of Aragon in Spain
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- Country
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42 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Location
- Relief
- Pyrenees
- Depression of the Ebro
- Sistema Ibérico
- Climate and vegetation
- Hydrography
- Protected spaces
- Aiguabarreig Segre-Cinca-Ebro
- History
- Prehistory
- Ancient history
- Middle Ages
- Early Modern Age c. 1500–1789
- 1790–1936
- Spanish Civil War 1936–1939
- 1939–present
- Demographics
- Population
- Languages
- Culture
- Cuisine
- Research
- Economy
- Government and politics
- Current political organization
- Territorial division
- Historic
- Media
- Television
- Radio
- Sport
- Notable people from Aragon
- Up to the 19th century
- 20th and 21st centuries
- Symbols
- Image gallery
- See also
- Citations
- Bibliography
- External links
Aragon ( , ; Spanish and ; ) is an autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. In northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces (from north to south): Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza. The current Statute of Autonomy declares Aragon a historic nationality of Spain.
Covering an area of , the region's terrain ranges diversely from permanent glaciers to verdant valleys, rich pasture lands and orchards, through to the arid steppes of the central lowlands. Aragon is home to many rivers—most notably, the river Ebro, Spain's largest river in volume, which runs west–east across the entire region through the province of Zaragoza. It is also home to the highest mountains of the Pyrenees.