Silves may refer to :
Europe
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Silves, Portugal, municipality and former bishopric in Algarve, southern Portugal
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Silves (parish), a civil parish in the municipality of Silves
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Castle of Silves, a medieval castle in civil parish of Silves
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Diocese of Silves
The Diocese of Faro ( la, Dioecesis Pharaonensis), also called the Diocese of the Algarve and formerly the Diocese of Silves, is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Évora. The current bishop of Faro is Dom Manuel Neto Quintas.
History
A see in t ...
, former bishopric with see in Silves
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Silves Cathedral
The Silves Cathedral ( pt, Sé Catedral de Silves) is a former cathedral in the city of Silves, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. A mosque, built during the Moorish rule of the Iberian Peninsula, was originally located in its current pl ...
, its mother church in the municipality of Silves
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Taifa of Silves
The Taifa of Silves () was an ArabKennedy, Hugh (2014). Muslim Spain and Portugal: A Political History of al-Andalus. Routledge. . taifa kingdom that existed in what is now southern Portugal for two distinct periods: from 1027 to 1063, and agai ...
, medieval Muslim emirate around the city of Silves.
Americas
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Silves, Amazonas, municipality in state of
Amazonas,
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
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Ilha de Silves, the island with the same name as the municipality of Silves, Amazonas
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