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Valencia

Valencia

Estació del Nord Station
Estació del Nord Station
Estació del Nord Station
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Placa. de l'Ajuntament
Mercat Central de València
Mercat Central de València
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La Seu de València
La Seu de València
La Seu de València
Plaça de la Verge
La Seu de València
Plaça de la Mare de Déu
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Plaça de la Verge
Cabildo de València
Plaza de la Reina
Plaza de la Reina
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About Valencia

València is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 792,492 inhabitants (2022). It is the capital of the province of the same name. The wider urban area comprising the neighbouring municipalities has a population of around 1.6 million, constituting one of the major urban areas on the European side of the Mediterranean Sea. It is located on the banks of the Turia, on the east coast of the Iberian Peninsula at the Gulf of Valencia, north of the Albufera lagoon.

Valencia was founded as a Roman colony in 138 BC. Islamic rule and acculturation ensued in the 8th century, together with the introduction of new irrigation systems and crops. Aragonese Christian conquest took place in 1238, and so the city became the capital of the Kingdom of Valencia.

The Port of Valencia is the 5th-busiest container port in Europe and the second busiest container port on the Mediterranean Sea.

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