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Also known as Mancha

historical region in Spain

Key facts

Country
Spain
Elevation
610 m (2,000 ft)

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Encyclopedic overview

Typical landscape of La Mancha in the province of Ciudad Real La Mancha ( Spanish pronunciation: [la ˈmantʃa]) is a natural region and comarca located in the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha (Spain), covering parts of the provinces of Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca and Toledo. Its area varies according to authors: from 15,000 km to 30,000 km making it one of the most extensive natural plains on the Iberian Peninsula. It represents the center of the Southern Plateau, bordering the regions of Mesa de Ocaña, Montes de Toledo, Campo de Calatrava, Sierra Morena, Campo de Montiel, Campos de Hellín, Monte Ibérico-Corredor de Almansa, Manchuela, Serranía de Cuenca and La Alcarria.

Political geography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “La Mancha” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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