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Article: Valencia
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Valencia city (1990 pop. 758,738), capital of Valencia prov., E Spain, on the Turia River. The third largest city in Spain, it lies in a fertile garden region a short distance from its busy Mediterranean port, El Grao, on the Gulf of Valencia. It is an active industrial and commercial center producing textiles, metal products, chemicals, automobiles, furniture, toys, and
azulejos
[colored tiles]. There also are important shipyards. The city will host the Swiss defense of the
America
's Cup in 2007.
First mentioned in the 2d cent. BC, Valencia was a Roman colony. Under the Moors, from the 8th to the 13th cent., it was twice the seat of an independent state (see
Valencia
, region). ...
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