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In Latin, the city was known as Gādēs and its Roman colony as Augusta Urbs Iulia Gaditana ('The August City of Julia of Cádiz'). In Arabic, the Latin name became Qādis (Arabic: قادس), from which the Spanish Cádiz derives. The Spanish demonym for people and things from Cádiz is gaditano.
Latin Place Names. Here is a list of principalities and regions written in the Latin language and English and other names on the right. This is NOT a duplication of Roman provincial names.
LatinEnglish Name (s) [other Name (s)] Or ...AlandiaAlbertaAmazon (state)Amazonas, most pref. AmazonAngermanniaÅngermanland, SwedenIn Greek, Cadiz was called was "Gadeira" - according to Greek legend, Hercules founded the city after his tenth labour. In Roman times, "Gades", its Latin name, was an important upper-class Augustine city. The Moors ruled for 500 years under the name "Qadis".
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
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.
Mar 31, 2017 · The Oldest City In Western Europe. Founded in 1.100 BC by the Phoenicians, Cádiz was the oldest inhabited city in Spain and one of the oldest in western Europe. It was occupied by different nations, including the Carthaginians, Visigoths, Romans and Muslims.
Jan 26, 2020 · The oldest neighbourhood in Cádiz is at the lower end of the old-town. The name comes from a painting of the Virgin that adorned one of the gates in the 1500s: In Latin it read “Oro pro populo”, which means “pray for the people”.
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