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Zaragoza - Basílica del Pilar y río Ebro
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The ancient city of Zaragoza was originally called Caesaraugusta by the Romans.

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Zaragoza

Spain

Country
Spain
Population
675.0K
Coordinates
41.65, -0.89
387th most populous city in the world

Zaragoza, traditionally known in English as Saragossa, is the capital city of the province of Zaragoza and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributaries, the Huerva and the Gállego, roughly in the centre of both Aragon and the Ebro basin.

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Photo: Turol Jones, un artista de cojones from Villanueva del Cascajal, República Independiente de Mi Casa · CC BY 2.0

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Zaragoza - Basílica del Pilar y río Ebro
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Zaragoza became the capital of the Upper March of al-Andalus after the Umayyad conquest in the eighth century.

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Zaragoza

Spain

Country
Spain
Population
675.0K
Coordinates
41.65, -0.89
387th most populous city in the world

Zaragoza, traditionally known in English as Saragossa, is the capital city of the province of Zaragoza and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributaries, the Huerva and the Gállego, roughly in the centre of both Aragon and the Ebro basin.

From the “History” section

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Photo: Turol Jones, un artista de cojones from Villanueva del Cascajal, República Independiente de Mi Casa · CC BY 2.0

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Zaragoza - Basílica del Pilar y río Ebro
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Zaragoza has a semi-arid climate, with an average annual precipitation of only 328 millimeters.

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Zaragoza

Spain

Country
Spain
Population
675.0K
Coordinates
41.65, -0.89
387th most populous city in the world

Zaragoza, traditionally known in English as Saragossa, is the capital city of the province of Zaragoza and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributaries, the Huerva and the Gállego, roughly in the centre of both Aragon and the Ebro basin.

From the “Geography” section

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Photo: Turol Jones, un artista de cojones from Villanueva del Cascajal, República Independiente de Mi Casa · CC BY 2.0

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The University of Zaragoza is one of the oldest universities in Spain and a major research center.

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Zaragoza

Spain

Country
Spain
Population
675.0K
Coordinates
41.65, -0.89
387th most populous city in the world

Zaragoza, traditionally known in English as Saragossa, is the capital city of the province of Zaragoza and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributaries, the Huerva and the Gállego, roughly in the centre of both Aragon and the Ebro basin.

From the “Education” section

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Photo: Turol Jones, un artista de cojones from Villanueva del Cascajal, República Independiente de Mi Casa · CC BY 2.0

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Zaragoza's main football team, Real Zaragoza, won the former UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1995.

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Zaragoza

Spain

Country
Spain
Population
675.0K
Coordinates
41.65, -0.89
387th most populous city in the world

Zaragoza, traditionally known in English as Saragossa, is the capital city of the province of Zaragoza and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributaries, the Huerva and the Gállego, roughly in the centre of both Aragon and the Ebro basin.

From the “Sports” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Turol Jones, un artista de cojones from Villanueva del Cascajal, República Independiente de Mi Casa · CC BY 2.0

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