Muro de Alcoy () or Muro d'Alcoi (), also briefly called Muro (

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, in the

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, Spain, lying at the foot of the

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. As of 2009, it has a total population of c. 8,900 inhabitants. The economy of Muro de Alcoy is based on

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(

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s and

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s). The main festival in Muro is the '' Moros i cristians'', celebrated during the second weekend of May. According to popular tradition the festival commemorate the battles, combats and fights between Moors (or Muslims) and Christians during the period known as

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(from the 8th century through the 15th century). The festivals represent the capture of the city by the Moors and the subsequent Christian reconquest.

Notable people

Àlex Pascual Alejandro "Àlex" Pascual Julià (born 21 May 1977) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CD Eldense in Tercera División, as an attacking midfielder or right winger. Football career Born in Muro de Alcoy, Province of Alicante, Pascual spent hi ...

(born 1977), footballer

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