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Cádiz ( / kəˈdɪz / kə-DIZ, US also / ˈkeɪdɪz, ˈkæd -, ˈkɑːd -/ KAY-diz, KA (H)D-iz, [2] [3] [4] Spanish: [ˈkaðiθ]) is a city in Spain and the capital of the Province of Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia.
May 2, 2024 · Cádiz, city, capital, and principal seaport of Cádiz provincia (province) in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Andalusia, southwestern Spain. The city is situated on a long, narrow peninsula extending into the Gulf of Cádiz (an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jun 6, 2023 · Cádiz was founded by the Phoenicians in the 9th century, and this archaeological site preserves intact remains of the original settlement. Next, amble through the old town’s labyrinth of tiny...
- Eddi Fiegel
Cadiz is believed to be the oldest city still standing in Europe. Its history is marked by its strategic military and commercial location on the Atlantic Ocean and at the entrance to a large sheltered bay.
Cádiz, provincia (province) in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Andalusia, southwestern Spain, fronting the Mediterranean Sea to the southeast and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. It was formed in 1833 from districts taken from Sevilla. The enclave of Ceuta on the Moroccan coast was.
Sep 3, 2019 · Cádiz, the province and city on Spain’s southwestern edge, is an underdog — and I’m among the many travelers who have spent years overlooking it. I know Andalusia, the southern region it is part...
Cadiz stands on a peninsula jutting out into a bay, and is almost entirely surrounded by water. Named Gadir by the Phoencians, who founded their trading post in 1100 BC, it was later controlled by the Carthaginians, until it became a thriving Roman port.
