Muro de Alcoy () or Muro d'Alcoi (), also briefly called Muro (

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and

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: ), is a town and

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located in the

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Comtat Comtat (; ) is a ''comarca'' in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain. Municipalities The ''comarca'' is composed of 24 municipalities, listed below with their areas and populations: See also *Geography of Spain Spa ...

, in the

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, Spain, lying at the foot of the Serra de Mariola. As of 2009, it has a total population of c. 8,900 inhabitants. The economy of Muro de Alcoy is based on

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, manufacture of

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products and

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and

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(

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s and

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s). The main festival in Muro is the ''

Moros i cristians ''Moros y Cristianos'' () or ''Moros i Cristians'' (), literally in English Moors and Christians, is a set of festival activities which are celebrated in many towns and cities of Spain, mainly in the southern Valencian Community. According ...

'', celebrated during the second weekend of May. According to popular tradition the festival commemorate the battles, combats and fights between Moors (or Muslims) and Christians during the period known as

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(from the 8th century through the 15th century). The festivals represent the capture of the city by the Moors and the subsequent Christian reconquest.

Notable people

Àlex Pascual Alejandro "Àlex" Pascual Julià (born 21 May 1977) is a Spanish Association football, footballer who plays for CD Eldense in Tercera División Groups 1–9, Tercera División, as an Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, attacking midfielder or Midfi ...

(born 1977), footballer

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