Alcantara, Alcântara (

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

), Alcántara (

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...

), Alcàntara, Alcàntera, El-Qantarah and (El) Kantara are all transliterations of the

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...

word ''al qantara'' (القنطرة), meaning "the bridge". Alcantara may refer to:

People

* Alcantara (surname)

Places

Algeria

El Kantara El Kantara ( ar, القنطرة, al qantara, the bridge) is a town and commune in Biskra Province, Algeria. The 1911 Baedeker travel guide described it as "one of the most important caravan-stations in E. Algeria." The town is well known for the ...

, town and commune in Biskra province *

El Kantara District El Kantara District is a district of Biskra Province, Algeria. Municipalities The district has 2 municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction a ...

, in Biskra province

Brazil

Alcântara, Maranhão Alcântara is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Maranhão. The city has a population of 22,112 (2020) and an area of 1458 km2. The municipality is 30 km away from the state's capital, São Luís. Founded by French explorers in th ...

, city in the state of Maranhão **

Alcântara Launch Center Alcantara, Alcântara (Portuguese), Alcántara (Spanish), Alcàntara, Alcàntera, El-Qantarah and (El) Kantara are all transliterations of the Arabic word ''al qantara'' (القنطرة), meaning "the bridge". Alcantara may refer to: People * A ...

, Maranhão, satellite launch center *

Alcântara River The Alcântara River is a river of Rio de Janeiro state in southeastern Brazil. See also *List of rivers of Rio de Janeiro A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * ...

, Rio de Janeiro state * Barra d'Alcântara, municipality in the state of Piauí * Dom Pedro de Alcântara, municipality in the state Rio Grande do Sul * São Pedro de Alcântara, Santa Catarina, municipality

Chile

* The area near

Alcántara metro station Alcántara is an underground metro station on the Line 1 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and ...

in northeastern Santiago

Cyprus

Kantara Castle Kantara Castle ( el, Κάστρο της Καντάρας tr, Kantara Kalesi) is a castle in Northern Cyprus. The exact date of its construction remains unknown, the most plausible theory being the Byzantine period. It combines Byzantine and Fra ...

, in the Kyrenia mountains

Egypt

El-Qantarah el-Sharqiyya El Qantara ( ar, القنطرة, al qantara, the bridge) is a northeastern Egyptian city on both sides of the Suez Canal, in the Egyptian governorate of Ismailia, northeast of Cairo and south of Port Said. The two parts of the city are connec ...

, city in the governorate of Shamal Sina, on the eastern side of the Suez Canal

Italy

Alcantara (river) The Alcantara ( scn, Alcàntara) is a river in Sicily, southern Italy. It has its source on the south side of Monti Nebrodi and its mouth in the Ionian Sea at Capo Schiso in Giardini-Naxos. The river is long. The name ''Alcantara'' is of Arabic ...

(''Alcàntara'' in Sicilian), a river of Sicily

Philippines

Alcantara, Cebu Alcantara, officially the Municipality of Alcantara ( ceb, Lungsod sa Alcantara; tgl, Bayan ng Alcantara), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 16,910 people. Al ...

, municipality in the province of Cebu *

Alcantara, Romblon Alcantara, officially the Municipality of Alcantara, is a 5th class municipality in the province of Romblon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,171 people. History Alcantara was first established in 1730 as '' ...

, municipality in the province of Romblon

Portugal

* Alcântara, Lisbon, civil parish of Lisbon *

São Pedro de Alcântara SAO or Sao may refer to: Places * Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD * Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso * Saco Transportation Center (station code SAO), a train station in Saco, Maine, U.S. ...

, Franciscan monastery in Lisbon

Spain

* , comarca (district) located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura **

Alcántara Alcántara is a municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain, on the Tagus, near Portugal. The toponym is from the Arabic word ''al-Qanṭarah'' (القنطرة) meaning "the bridge". History Archaeological findings have atteste ...

, municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura ***

Alcántara Dam The Alcántara Dam, also known as the José María de Oriol Dam, is a buttress dam on the Tagus River near Alcántara in the province of Cáceres, Spain. It is named after the politician and captain of the Spanish electricity industry José Mar� ...

, in Tagus river near the town with the same name ***

Alcántara Bridge The Alcántara Bridge (also known as Trajan's Bridge at Alcantara) is a Roman bridge at Alcántara, in Extremadura, Spain. Alcántara is from the Arabic word ''al-Qantarah'' (القنطرة) meaning "the arch". The stone arch bridge was bui ...

, Roman bridge over the Tagus river near the town with the same name **

Valencia de Alcántara Valencia de Alcántara (Population: 6178) is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. It is near the Portuguese border (District of Portalegre), separated from it by the Sever. Histor ...

, municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura **

Santiago de Alcántara Santiago de Alcántara is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center ...

, municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura **

Herrera de Alcántara Herrera de Alcántara is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2006 census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a g ...

, municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura **

Mata de Alcántara Mata de Alcántara ( ext, La Mata) is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2005 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear res ...

, municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura * Alcàntera de Xúquer ( es, links=no, Alcántara de Júcar), municipality in the comarca of Ribera Alta, Valencian Community * San Pedro de Alcántara, town in the province of Málaga, Andalusia *

San Vicente de Alcántara San Vicente de Alcántara () is a municipality in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura Extremadura (; ext, Estremaúra; pt, Estremadura; Fala: ''Extremaúra'') is an autonomous community of Spain. Its capital city is Mérida, and its l ...

, municipality in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura

Venezuela

Francisco Linares Alcántara Municipality The Francisco Linares Alcántara Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a p ...

, municipality in Aragua state

Other uses

Alcantara (material) Alcantara is the brand name of a common synthetic textile material. It has a soft, suede-like microfibre pile and is noted for its durability. Alcantara is commonly seen in automotive applications, as a substitute for leather and vinyl in vehicl ...

, covering material manufactured by Alcantara SpA, Italy * ''Alcantara'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae * Battle of Alcantara (disambiguation) *

Order of Alcántara The Order of Alcántara ( Leonese: ''Orde de Alcántara'', es, Orden de Alcántara), also called the Knights of St. Julian, was originally a military order of León, founded in 1166 and confirmed by Pope Alexander III in 1177. Alcántara Alc ...

, Spanish military order founded in the 12th century * , British ocean liner of Royal Mail Steam Packet Company * , British ocean liner of Royal Mail Lines

Cognate names

Alcantarilla Alcantarilla () is a town and municipality in southeastern Spain, in the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia. The town is only 7 km away from the capital of the region, the city of Murcia, and one of its peculiarities is that it is c ...

(diminutive of Alcántara), a municipality in Murcia, Spain *

Alcantarilha Alcantarilha () is a former civil parish in the municipality of Silves, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Alcantarilha e Pêra. With an area of the population of 2347 inhabitants (based on the 2001 census) is dispersed th ...

(diminutive of Alcântara), a parish in Portugal {{disambiguation, geo, ship