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Ports de Morella (), is a historical La Ciudad de Morella
/ref> It mostly overlaps with the present-day
Ports de Morella (), is a historical Valencian
Valencian () or Valencian language () is the official, historical and traditional name used in the Valencian Community (Spain), and unofficially in the Carche, El Carche comarca in Región de Murcia, Murcia (Spain), to refer to the Romance lan ...
comarca. It takes its name from the city of Morella, its capital and the only place in the region having been granted the title of 'city'./ref> It mostly overlaps with the present-day
Ports
A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ham ...
comarca
A ''comarca'' (, or , or ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a "march, ...
except for the municipal areas surrounding Catí
Catí is a municipalities of Spain, municipality in the ''Comarques of the Valencian Community, comarca'' of Alt Maestrat, Province of Castellón, Castellón, Valencian Community, Valencia, Spain.
The municipality of Catí limits with the followi ...
and Vilafranca
Vilafranca is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Ports, in the province of Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain. Prior to 2022, it was part of a different ''comarca'', l'Alt Maestrat. Its official Spanish language name is Villafranca del Cid ...
that were excluded from the present-day Ports administrative division.
See also
*Maestrat
The Maestrazgo () or Maestrat () is a natural and historical mountainous region, located at the eastern end of the Sistema Ibérico mountain range, in Spain. It encompasses the north of the Autonomous Community of Valencia, in Castellón provin ...
*Tinença de Benifassà
Tinença de Benifassà () is a historical ''comarca'' of the Valencian Community, Spain. It is nowadays part of the Baix Maestrat, one of the present-day Comarques of the Valencian Community, even though commercial and human relationships have b ...
Bibliography
*Juan Piqueras, ''Geografia de les comarques valencianes'', Foro Ediciones SL, Valencia 1995. *Mª José Ribera Ortún & Bernardí Cabrer Borrás, ''Los desequilibrios espaciales: Una comarcalización del Pais Valenciano''. Ed. Institut de Estudios de Administración Local. Valencia, 1979.References
Historical comarques of the Valencian Community Mountain ranges of the Sistema Ibérico {{Coord, 40, 37, 24, N, 0, 4, 22.02, E, type:mountain_region:ES-VC, display=inline,title