Alcantara, Alcântara (
Portuguese
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), Alcántara (
Spanish
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), Alcàntara, Alcàntera, El-Qantarah and (El) Kantara are all transliterations of the
Arabic
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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
El Kantara ( ar, القنطرة, al qantara, the bridge) is a town and commune in Biskra Province, Algeria. The 1911 Baedeker travel guide described it as "one of the most important caravan-stations in E. Algeria." The town is well known for the ...
, 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
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, in Biskra province
Brazil
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Alcântara, Maranhão
Alcântara is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Maranhão. The city has a population of 22,112 (2020) and an area of 1458 km2. The municipality is 30 km away from the state's capital, São Luís.
Founded by French explorers in th ...
, city in the state of Maranhão
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Alcântara Launch Center
Alcantara, Alcântara (Portuguese), Alcántara (Spanish), Alcàntara, Alcàntera, El-Qantarah and (El) Kantara are all transliterations of the Arabic word ''al qantara'' (القنطرة), meaning "the bridge".
Alcantara may refer to:
People
* A ...
, Maranhão, satellite launch center
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Alcântara River
The Alcântara River is a river of Rio de Janeiro state in southeastern Brazil.
See also
*List of rivers of Rio de Janeiro
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, 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
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in northeastern Santiago
Cyprus
* Kantara Castle, in the Kyrenia mountains
Egypt
* El-Qantarah el-Sharqiyya, city in the governorate of Shamal Sina, on the eastern side of the Suez Canal
Italy
* Alcantara (river) (''Alcàntara'' in Sicilian), a river of Sicily
Philippines
* Alcantara, Cebu, municipality in the province of Cebu
* Alcantara, Romblon, municipality in the province of Romblon
Portugal
* Alcântara, Lisbon, civil parish of Lisbon
* São Pedro de Alcântara, Franciscan monastery in Lisbon
Spain
* , comarca (district) located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura
** Alcántara, municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura
*** Alcántara Dam, in Tagus river near the town with the same name
*** Alcántara Bridge, Roman bridge over the Tagus river near the town with the same name
** Valencia de Alcántara, municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura
** Santiago de Alcántara, municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura
** Herrera de Alcántara, municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura
** Mata de Alcántara, municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura
* Alcàntera de Xúquer ( es, links=no, Alcántara de Júcar), municipality in the comarca of Ribera Alta, Valencian Community
* San Pedro de Alcántara, town in the province of Málaga, Andalusia
* San Vicente de Alcántara, municipality in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura
Venezuela
* Francisco Linares Alcántara Municipality, municipality in Aragua state
Other uses
* Alcantara (material), covering material manufactured by Alcantara SpA, Italy
* Alcantara (plant), ''Alcantara'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae
* Battle of Alcantara (disambiguation)
* 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
* Alcantarilla (diminutive of Alcántara), a municipality in Murcia, Spain
* Alcantarilha (diminutive of Alcântara), a parish in Portugal
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