Alta Ribagorça () is a
comarca
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in the
Alt Pirineu region, in
Catalonia
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,
Spain
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. Its capital is
El Pont de Suert. The highest peak is the Comaloformo (3030 metres above sea level) in the massif of Bessiberri. Northeast of the region is the western part of the
Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park. It is connected with the
Aran Valley through the
Vielha tunnel.
The Catalan
Romanesque Churches of the
Vall de Boí are UNESCO
World Heritage Sites
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.
[(Nov. 30, 2000)]
In the North-East of the area there is the
Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park, which attracts an important number of visitors.
The local
Ribagorçan dialect is a variant of
Catalan, which has some transitional traits to
Aragonese.
Location:
* Farthest east point: 0° 58' 27,80" East longitude.
* Farthest west point: 0° 41' 30,24" East longitude.
* Farthest north point: 42° 37' 58,88" North latitude.
* Farthest south point: 42° 18' 0,07" North latitude.
Highest point:
Comaloformo (3030 m) in the
Bessiberri Range.
Municipalities
References
External links
Official site of the Consell Comarcal of Alta RibagorçaInformation on Alta Ribagorça from the Generalitat de Catalunya
Comarques of the Province of Lleida
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