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    the Aran Valley, or Val d'Aran in Aranese Occitan; in other forms of Occitan: Vath d'Aran or Vau d'Aran, in Catalan: Vall d'Aran, in Spanish: Valle de...
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    The Invasion of Val d'Aran, known under the code name Operación Reconquista de España ("Operation Reconquest of Spain"), was a military operation launched...
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    of the Pyrenean Gascon variety of the Occitan language spoken in the Val d'Aran, in northwestern Catalonia close to the Spanish border with France, where...
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    Les (Occitan pronunciation: [ˈles]) is a municipality in the northwest of Aran, Catalonia. It had 970 inhabitants as of 2022. The mayor is Andreu Cortés...
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    their fight towards Spain. Despite the failure of the invasion of the Val d'Arán that year, some columns continued to progress into the Spanish interior...
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    Southern France, Monaco, Italy's Occitan Valleys, as well as Spain's Val d'Aran in Catalonia; collectively, these regions are sometimes referred to as...
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  • [dubious – discuss] Education in Spain is compulsory and free for all children aged between 6 and 16 years and is supported by the national government...
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    The flag of Val d'Aran is the official flag of Val d'Aran (Aran Valley), an autonomous administrative region located in northern Catalonia, Spain. The...
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    nationality by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of its territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, to the south of the Pyrenees...
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    Occitan in the French Basque Country and in the Catalan Countries (the Val d'Aran and the Fenolheda), and internal allophone enclaves (Petite Gavacharie...
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  • duties in Madrid. The Legion and troops of Regulares were sent to the Val d'Aran in October 1944 to repel the invasion of the area by Spanish maquis from...
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    western Switzerland, southern France, portions of northern Italy, the Val d'Aran in Spain, and under certain acceptations those of Catalonia. Linguists...
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  • term is also used for the government of the semi-autonomous comarca of Val d'Aran, the Generalitat a l'Aran. The institution of the Generalitat dates back...
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    Barcelona metropolitan area and the comarques of Tarragonès, Montsià, and Val d'Aran. Joan Reventós, 1978–1983 Raimon Obiols, 1983–1996 Narcís Serra, 1996–2000...
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    Aranese Conselh Generau d'Aran) is the autonomous governing body of the region (unofficially considered a comarca) of Val d'Aran in Catalonia. The chamber...
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    Bordeaux – a length of 529 km (329 mi), of which 47 km (29 mi) is in Spain (Val d'Aran); the total length extends to 602 km (374 mi) if one includes the Gironde...
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    Vielha Tunnel (category Val d'Aran)
    The Vielha tunnel (Aranese: Tunèl de Vielha, Catalan and Spanish: Túnel de Viella) is a road tunnel in Spain, connecting Vielha, the capital of the Aran...
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    includes part of the municipalities of Vielha e Mijaran and Naut Aran in the Val d'Aran; Vilaller and Vall de Boí in the Alta Ribagorça; La Torre de Cabdella...
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    Gers, Gironde, Lot-et-Garonne, Haute-Garonne, and Ariège) and in the Val d'Aran of Catalonia. Aranese, a southern Gascon variety, is spoken in Catalonia...
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    who also fought in the French resistance against the Nazis, invaded the Val d'Aran in northwest Catalonia, but were defeated after 10 days. According to...
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    The Síndic d'Aran (Aran Syndic in Occitan) is the head of government of the Val d'Aran, an autonomously governed region within the Province of Lleida...
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    historical name and to distinguish it from similarly named bodies in the Val d'Aran and in France. There are twenty-eight "general councillors", who are elected...
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  • Unity of Aran (Aranese: Unitat d'Aran, also Unitat d'Aran - Partit Nacionalista Aranés) is a political party in Val d'Aran, Spain. Practically the Aranese...
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    Olympic Valley, California  United States Website 2023 July 6-9 Val d'Aran Val d'Aran: Salardú; Vielha; Les; Pla-de-Beret  Spain Website 2023 July 6-8...
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    Basques inhabited well east into the lands of the Pyrenees (Pallars, Val d'Aran) from the 8th to the 11th century.: 4  In the Early Middle Ages (up to...
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    hypothesis, and in this case cognate to Basque haran, "valley") to towns like Val d'Aran in Spain, Ahrntal in Austria, and Arendal in Norway. An electoral ward...
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    indicate that Aquitanian was spoken in the Pyrenees at least as far east as Val d'Aran. Place-names that end in ‑os, ‑osse, ‑ons, ‑ost and ‑oz are considered...
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  • Club Hockey Gèu Vielha-Val d'Aran is an ice hockey club in Vielha e Mijaran, Catalonia. This Occitan team was playing in the Spanish League until 2007-08...
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    Betren (category Populated places in Val d'Aran)
    is a village located in the municipality of Vielha e Mijaran, in the Val d'Aran. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Betren. "Alteraciones de los municipios...
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    (including the south-western part of present-day France); at least to the Val d'Aran in the east (now a Gascon-speaking part of Catalonia), including lands...
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