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    The PortugalSpain border, also referred to as "The Stripe" (Spanish: La Raya, Portuguese: A Raia, Galician: A Raia, Mirandese: La Raia), is one of the...
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    Portugal and Spain enjoy a friendly relationship. They are both members of the Ibero-American Summit, Council of Europe, European Union, Eurozone, Schengen...
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    The Morocco–Spain land border consists of three non-contiguous lines totalling 18.5 km (11.5 miles) around the Spanish territories of Ceuta (8 km; 5 miles)...
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    Spain has 1,953 km (1,214 mi) of borders, with 5 countries. The Spain-Portugal border, commonly known as La Raya, is 1,292 kilometers long. It extends...
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    Portugal is a coastal nation in eastern Europe, located at the western end of the Iberian Peninsula, bordering Spain (on its northern and eastern frontiers:...
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    The Gibraltar–Spain border is the international boundary between the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar and the Kingdom of Spain. It is also referred...
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  • War SpanishPortuguese War (1776–77), fought over the border between Spanish and Portuguese South America War of the Oranges in 1801, when Spain and France...
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    and south border with the North Atlantic Ocean and in the north and east, the Portugal-Spain border constitutes the longest uninterrupted border-line in...
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    of the Monarchy of Spain, which in turn was itself a dynastic union of the crowns of Castile and Aragon, and the Kingdom of Portugal, and of their respective...
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    Olivenza (redirect from Olivença, Portugal)
    Olivenza (Spanish: [oliˈβenθa]) or Olivença (Portuguese: [oliˈvẽsɐ]) is a town in southwestern Spain, close to the PortugalSpain border. It is a municipality...
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    The Spanish invasion of Portugal (1762) between 5 May and 24 November, was a military episode in the wider Fantastic War in which Spain and France were...
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    Extending to 1,214 km (754 mi), the PortugalSpain border is the longest uninterrupted border within the European Union. Spain also includes the Balearic Islands...
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    Bridge at the Portugal-Spain border, whose limits were established by the Treaty of Alcañices in 1297. It is one of the oldest borders in the world. The...
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    municipality is limited to the north with Minho River establishing the border with Spain, to south-southeast with the municipality of Paredes de Coura, to...
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    northern PortugalSpain border. By the 11th and 12th centuries, Portugale, Portugallia, Portvgallo or Portvgalliae was already referred to as Portugal.[citation...
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    Douro (category PortugalSpain border)
    allowing river traffic into the upper regions in Spain and along the border. In 1998, Portugal and Spain signed the Albufeira Convention, an agreement on...
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    The transboundary rivers partially running through Portugal or France and/or along the borders of Spain with those countries are labelled as int. The list...
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    Guadiana (category Natura 2000 in Portugal)
    /ɡwɑːdˈjɑːnə/, Spanish: [ɡwaˈðjana], Portuguese: [ɡwɐðiˈɐnɐ]), is an international river defining a long stretch of the Portugal-Spain border, separating...
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    Tui, Pontevedra (category PortugalSpain border crossings)
    1990s. Both Portugal and Spain being signatories of the Schengen Treaty, there are normally no formalities in crossing what is the busiest border-point in...
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    The PortugalSpain football rivalry (also known as The Iberian Derby) is one of the oldest football rivalries at a national level. It began on 19 December...
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  • Spanish and Portuguese Jews, also called Western Sephardim, Iberian Jews, or Peninsular Jews, are a distinctive sub-group of Sephardic Jews who are largely...
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  • The SpanishPortuguese War between 1762 and 1763 was fought as part of the Seven Years' War. Because no major battles were fought, even though there were...
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    A3 is a motorway in northern Portugal, connecting Valença and Porto via Braga to the PortugalSpain border, on the Minho River at Tui, where it connects...
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  • Spanish-Portuguese War, also known as the Second Cevallos expedition, was fought between 1776 and 1777 over the border between Spanish and Portuguese...
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    by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. In Spain, it...
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    War (Portuguese: Guerra da Restauração), historically known as the Acclamation War (Guerra da Aclamação), was the war between Portugal and Spain that...
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    Barca d'Alva (category Villages in Portugal)
    Douro International Natural Park and less than 1 km away from the Portugal-Spain border, defined by the Douro and the Águeda rivers. Barca d'Alva is a very...
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    The Portuguese Way (Portuguese: Caminho Português, Spanish: Camino Portugués) is the name of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage routes starting in Portugal...
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  • The Portugal national football team (Portuguese: Seleção Portuguesa de Futebol) has represented Portugal in men's international football competitions since...
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    Guadiana International Bridge (category PortugalSpain border crossings)
    connecting southern Spain (town of Ayamonte) and Portugal (town of Castro Marim). It is the southernmost land crossing on the PortugalSpain border. It is not...
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