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Algesiras

Algesiras, an alternate spelling of Algeciras, is a city and port in Spain on the Bay of Gibraltar, 5 miles across the bay. For centuries, it has been a stronghold of the Moors, but taken from them by Alfonso IX after a siege of twenty months.

Nearby pages
Algicide, Algiers, Algine, Alginic acid, Algoa Bay

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