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Elche

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Elche , Valencian Elx, city (1990 pop. 184,912), Alicante prov., SE Spain, in Valencia. It is surrounded by an extensive grove of date palms, the only one of its kind in Europe. The city's industries produce footwear, soap, olive oil, and palm products. Elche preserves a North African atmosphere. Many Iberian, Greek, Roman, and Moorish artifacts have been found in the area, notably the Lady of Elche, a stone bust (presumed to date from the 5th cent. BC) now in Madrid's National Museum of Archaeology. An annual drama dating from the Middle Ages marks the feast of the Assumption.

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Elche

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Elche, Valencia/Spain Ilici, Elx Originally an Iberian site, the name may be derived from an Iberian root word al ‘salt’. The Roman Ilici gave way to the Arab Elx after the invasion of the Moors in 711. The present name evolved from Elx.

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Elche

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Elche •Elche • seviche •Croce, mezza voce •Duce

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