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Valencia City - Definition and Overview

Valencia is a city in Spain. Several different territorial divisions in Spain, centred on the city of Valencia, have been called Valencia:

  • Valencia, the autonomous community for the Valencian Country, in Spain.
  • Valencia, the province of the Valencian Country, Spain.
  • Valencian Country, a popular name for the autonomous community, used especially by Catalan speakers (País Valencià).
  • Kingdom of Valencia, a historical name of the modern autonomous community. Its origin is the ancient kingdom created by James I of Aragon in the 13th century (see Kings of Aragon). It was also used by Spain as an administrative denomination from 1833 to 1939.

Other places named Valencia include:

Finally, the region has lent its name to several things associated with it:

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