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The Almonacid de la Cuba Dam was a
Roman
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*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
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gravity dam
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Almonacid de la Cuba Almonacid may refer to:
* Almonacid de la Cuba, municipality in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
**Almonacid de la Cuba Dam
* Almonacid de la Sierra, municipality in the province of Zaragoza
* Almonacid del Marquesado municipality located in ...
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Zaragoza province
Zaragoza (), also called Saragossa in English,''Encyclopædia Britannica''Zaragoza (conventional Saragossa)/ref> is a province of northern Spain, in the central part of the autonomous community of Aragon.
Its capital is Zaragoza, which is also th ...
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Aragon
Aragon ( , ; Spanish and an, Aragón ; ca, Aragó ) is an autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. In northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces (from north to sou ...
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Spain
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, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
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, dating to the 1st century AD.
See also
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List of Roman dams and reservoirs
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Roman architecture
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Roman engineering
The ancient Romans were famous for their advanced engineering accomplishments. Technology for bringing running water into cities was developed in the east, but transformed by the Romans into a technology inconceivable in Greece. The architecture ...
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Roman dam Almonacid de la Cuba
Roman dams in Spain
Gravity dams
Province of Zaragoza
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