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La Linea, Andalusia/Spain ‘The Line’, a reference to the fact that it lies on the border with Gibraltar. The full name is La Línea de la Concepción.

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La Línea

La Línea , city (1990 pop. 61,597), Cádiz prov., S Spain, on the Strait of Gibraltar. Situated on the Spanish border north of the neutral zone that separates the city from the British colony of Gibraltar , La Línea is fortified and holds strategic importance. La Línea supplies Gibraltar with fresh fruits and vegetables, and many of its citizens are employed by the British.

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