Tarragona

:For the municipality in the Philippines, see Tarragona, Davao Oriental.

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Tarragona is a city located in the south of Catalonia, Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea. It is the capital of the Spanish province of the same name. As of the 2003 census, the city had a population of 121,076, and the population of the entire urban area was estimated to be 348,921.

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In Roman times, the city was named Tarraco (full name of Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco) and was capital of the province of Hispania Tarraconensis.

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Tarragona is home to one of the most important ports in Spain. Tarragona is also the home of the Universitat Rovira i Virgili.

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Tarragona tourist attractions include the Museum of Archaeology and the Roman ruins of Tarraco, which has been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Tarragona located near the holiday resort of Salou and the Universal Studios theme park Port Aventura, one of the largest in Europe.

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Catalonia: :This article is about the Spanish autonomous community. There is also an article on its government, the Generalitat de Catalunya....

Spain: The Kingdom of Spain or Spain (Spanish and Galician: Reino de Espa?a or Espa?a; Catalan: Regne d'Espanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma; Asturian: Reinu d'Espa?a or Espa?a) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. It shares the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra. To the nor...

Mediterranean Sea: The Mediterranean Sea is a part of the Atlantic Ocean almost completely enclosed by land, on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. It covers an approximate area of 2.5 million km² (965 000 mi²). It is also called the Eurafrican Mediterranean Sea or th...

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The Golden Gate Monastery of Santa Maria De Poblet Near Tarragona Catalonia Spain

Church and Castle of Sant Marti Illuminated at Night Altafulla Tarragona Catalonia Spain