Azofra is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of
La Rioja
La Rioja () is an autonomous community and province in Spain, in the north of the Iberian Peninsula. Its capital is Logroño. Other cities and towns in the province include Calahorra, Arnedo, Alfaro, Haro, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, an ...
, Spain.
Etymology
The name ''Azofra'' appeared in 1199, in a
papal bull that conceded privileges to the
Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla. According to Asín, it derives from 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 ...
''as-suxra'', "the tribute", that would record the form in which someone obtained property or the function discharged.
References
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Municipalities in La Rioja (Spain)