Alcantara, Alcântara (
Portuguese), Alcántara (
Spanish), Alcàntara, Alcàntera, El-Qantarah and (El) Kantara are all transliterations of the
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a 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. E.Watson; Walter ...
word ''al qantara'' (القنطرة), meaning "the bridge".
Alcantara may refer to:
People
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Alcantara (surname)
Places
Algeria
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El Kantara, town and commune in Biskra province
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El Kantara District
El Kantara District is a district of Biskra Province, Algeria.
Municipalities
The district has 2 municipalities:
*El Kantara
El Kantara ( ar, القنطرة, al qantara, the bridge) is a town and commune in Biskra Province, Algeria. The 1911 B ...
, in Biskra province
Brazil
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Alcântara, Maranhão, city in the state of Maranhão
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Alcântara Launch Center, Maranhão, satellite launch center
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Alcântara River, Rio de Janeiro state
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Barra d'Alcântara, municipality in the state of Piauí
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Dom Pedro de Alcântara, municipality in the state Rio Grande do Sul
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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
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Kantara Castle, in the Kyrenia mountains
Egypt
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El-Qantarah el-Sharqiyya, city in the governorate of Shamal Sina, on the eastern side of the Suez Canal
Italy
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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 Arab ...
(''Alcàntara'' in Sicilian), a river of Sicily
Philippines
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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
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Alcantara, Romblon, municipality in the province of Romblon
Portugal
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Alcântara, Lisbon, civil parish of Lisbon
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São Pedro de Alcântara, Franciscan monastery in Lisbon
Spain
* , comarca (district) located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura
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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
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Alcántara Dam, in Tagus river near the town with the same name
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Alcántara Bridge, Roman bridge over the Tagus river near the town with the same name
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Valencia de Alcántara, municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura
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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 cent ...
, municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura
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Herrera de Alcántara, municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura
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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 r ...
, municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura
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Alcàntera de Xúquer
Alcàntera de Xúquer is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Ribera Alta in the Valencian Community
The Valencian Community ( ca-valencia, Comunitat Valenciana, es, Comunidad Valenciana) is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the four ...
( es, links=no, Alcántara de Júcar), municipality in the comarca of Ribera Alta, Valencian Community
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San Pedro de Alcántara, town in the province of Málaga, Andalusia
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San Vicente de Alcántara
San Vicente de Alcántara () is a municipality in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura
Extremadura (; ext, Estremaúra; pt, Estremadura; Fala language, Fala: ''Extremaúra'') is an autonomous communities in Spain, autonomous community of ...
, municipality in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura
Venezuela
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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
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Alcantara (material), covering material manufactured by Alcantara SpA, Italy
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''Alcantara'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae
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Battle of Alcantara (disambiguation)
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Order of Alcántara, 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
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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
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Alcantarilha (diminutive of Alcântara), a parish in Portugal
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