See also: Algarve (homonymy)

The Algarve (of the Arab Al-gharb , West) is the southernmost area of the continental Portugal. It includes/understands a homonymous statistical sub-area and corresponds completely, with the old province of the same name and the district of Faro. The capital is Faro. Its surface is of 4.960 km ², its population in 2001 was of 395.208 inhabitants. In addition to Faro, are also considered cities Albufeira, Lagoa, Lagos, Loulé, Olhão, Portimão, Quarteira, Silves, Tavira and Vila Real de Santo António.

History

This country, which extended then on two banks from the Guadiana, belonged to the Moors. Alphonse III of Portugal took it in 1250, and yielded in 1254 to the king Alphonse X of Castille the Eastern portion, in the west of Guadiana, from where names of Algarve Spanish (since absorptive in the Andalusia) and of Algarve Portuguese.

See too

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Internal bonds

• Lagos
• Geography of Al-Andalus: detail the origin of toponymy
• Algarve Cup (international competition of female football)

External bonds

• Algarve seen of the sky
• Guide of Algarve
• 43 charts of Algarve (23 of cities)
• Photos - Beach Of Rock, Portimão
• Photos - Nature in Algarve

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