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Comarca De Alcalá
Comarca de Alcalá is an historical ''comarca'' of Castile, located in what is now the east of the Community of Madrid, in Spain. Its head or capital city is Alcalá de Henares. Officially the Community of Madrid is not subdivided into formal ''comarcas''; however, informally some governmental institutions have defined some shires according to different views. The shire of Alcalá doesn't figure in any of these partitions. The territory is made up by two natural sub-shires, La Campiña and Alcarria de Alcalá. Etymology Its name comes from the Arabic القلعة (Al-Qal'at) whose means "the castle", referring to the first of the Muslim castles placed along the banks of the Henares River The Henares () is a river in Spain, tributary of the Jarama. It has its source in the Sierra Ministra, in the village of Horna, near Sigüenza, in the province of Guadalajara. Its tributaries are the Torote, the Sorbe, the Cañamares, the .... {{DEFAULTSORT:Comarca de Alcala Comar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comarcas Of Madrid
Some historical comarcas located in the Community of Madrid are: * Comarca de Alcalá or Tierra de Alcalá * Madrid * Corredor del Henares * Sierra Norte, Madrid, Sierra Norte * Sierra Este * Sierra Noroeste * Sierra Oeste * Madrid Sur * Las Vegas (comarca), Las Vegas del Tajo * Vega del Jarama {{Comarcas of Spain Comarcas of the Community of Madrid, Madrid-related lists es:Comarcas de la Comunidad de Madrid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cobeña
Cobeña is a town and municipality in the autonomous community of Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ... in central Spain, located approximately 27 km north-east of Madrid. It belongs to the comarca of Alcalá. Cobeña is set between three hills, surrounded by vast kilometres of crop fields. The ground is made of layers of clay and sand, which allow water to flow in subterranean rivers to join the Jarama river. The nearest town is Algete, just 3 km away. Sights include the church of San Cipriano, Cobeña, San Cipriano. Sources Official website References Municipalities in the Community of Madrid {{Madrid-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |