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Alicante

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Alicante , city (1990 pop. 267,485), capital of Alicante prov., SE Spain, in Valencia. A Mediterranean port, it has exports of wine, oil, cereals, fruit, and esparto from the fertile surrounding region. Metallurgical and chemical industries as well as fishing and waterfront tourism are important. The Romans had a naval base on the site. The town was permanently recaptured from the Moors c.1250. Author not available, ALICANTE. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

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City (pop., 2001: 284,580), southeastern Spain, located on Alicante Bay of the Mediterranean Sea. It was founded as a Greek colony in...Its economy is based on tourism and the export of wine and produce. Alicante Alicante Alicante Read more

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	Rebelion contra Pla en Alicante: un mes tras las elecciones, el PSPV ya afronta una grave crisis que cuestiona su liderazgo. (Espana: PSOE).(Joan Igansi Pla)(Partido Socialista Obrero Espanol ) ; ...diputados provinciales de la comarca de Alicante. Triunfo completo de los rebeldes, situados...equipo socialista del Ayuntamiento de Alicante nace dividido. El liderazgo de Joan Ignasi...pacto entre Pla y el secretario local de Alicante, Ángel Franco--senador y concejal... Read more
	Travel: 48 HOURS IN ALICANTE.(Features) ; ...harbourside bar for my first Rioja of the day. Alicante is the lost city of the Costa Brava...whiz past on the way to Benidorm. Yet Alicante has art like Madrid, architecture and...8 taxi ride from the airport...making Alicante very do-able for the weekend. FRIDAY... Read more
	ENTER THE DRAGON; Life on the ocean wave: Green Dragon is put through her paces in Alicante by skipper Walker (left) Pictures: VOLVO. ; ...which begins in the Spanish port of Alicante today, has at various times been referred...Green Dragon is put through her paces in Alicante by skipper Walker (left) Pictures: VOLVO...stage,' Walker said. Ainslie visited Alicante last week as part of what Walker jokingly... Read more
	Travel: The Costa with bags of culture YourHoliday CHANTEL McGRATH VISITS ALICANTE IN SPAIN WITH MONARCH SCHEDULED AS PART OF HER PRIZE FOR WINNING OUR YOUNG TRAVEL WRITER'S COMPETITION ; ...a lot more on offer in its capital of Alicante. Just two and a half hours away and with...see why. For those wishing to explore Alicante's ethnicity there is a plethora of museums...just a few euros and a 40 minute ride. Alicante offers the typical traits of urban life... Read more
	Misoginia y represion. (La semana: autonomica).(insurreccion de concejales socialistas en Alicante )(Articulo breve) ; LOS ALCALDES y concejales insurrectos de Alicante no entregarán sus actas de diputados provinciales, a pesar de la expulsión del PSOE decretada por el secretario regional... Read more
	Constituida la Diputacion de Alicante. (La semana: autonomica).(organizacion gubernamental despues de elecciones )(Articulo breve) ; EL PRESIDENTE de la Diputación de Alicante, José Joaquin Ripoll (en la foto), enmarcó su proyecto para la provincia dentro de la vertebración general de la... Read more
	Victimas del tiron. (La semana: autonomica).(victimas fatales de asalto en Alicante )(Articulo breve) ; ...233; le llamaban falta y no delito al tirón? Las consecuencias pueden ser letales. Terrible racha en la provincia de Alicante. Esta semana han muerto dos mujeres ancianas -una de ellas, vendedora de la ONCE- y otra está en coma. La lacra de la... Read more
	Paréntesis. (escritor cuenta acerca de sus vacaciones en Alicante, España)(TT: Break) (TA: writer tells about his vacation in Alicante, Spain) ; ...sedentaria. El músculo duerme y la ambición no existe. Beatus Ille. He plantado mi jaima en el litoral levantino, cerca de Alicante, a muy pocos kilómetros de Campello. Olores, colores y sabores de mi infancia. Donde tanto hubo, algo queda. No todo va... Read more
	Alicante: la nueva Marsella: desde 2001, la policía ha detenido en la ciudad levantina a 16 miembros de Al Qaeda. ; LA MAFIA MARSELLESA MIRA A ALICANTE COMO LA CIUDAD IDEAL DESDE LA QUE...miembro de Al Qaeda fue detenido en Alicante, con lo que el número de terroristas...provincia, desde junio de 2001, es de 16. Alicante, pues, se ha convertido en uno de... Read more
	A sun-kissed historic city; Neil Hodgson discovers the beauty of Alicante.(Features) ; ...personal golf course. The 5-star Hesperia Alicante is one of the newest hotels in Alicante, on the Costa Blanca, which boasts a Seve...easyJet from Liverpool John Lennon Airport to Alicante is expected to be a winner with tourists... Read more

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