Alcantara, Alcântara ( Portuguese), Alcántara (

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

), Alcàntara, Alcàntera, El-Qantarah and (El) Kantara are all transliterations of the

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

word ''al-qantara'' (القنطرة), meaning "the bridge". Alcantara may refer to:

People

* Alcantara (surname)

Places

Algeria

El Kantara El Kantara (''El Kantara'' "الكنترة" word comes from Latin "Centuriation" ( Derja: meaning a bridge) ) is a town and commune in Biskra Province, Algeria. The 1911 Baedeker travel guide described it as "one of the most important caravan-sta ...

, town and commune in Biskra province *

El Kantara District El Kantara District is a district of Biskra Province, Algeria. ''El Kantara'' "الكنترة" word comes from Latin "Centuriation" ( Derja: meaning a bridge) Municipalities The district has 2 municipalities: *El Kantara El Kantara (''El Kant ...

, in Biskra province

Brazil

Alcântara, Maranhão Alcântara is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Maranhão. The municipality has a population of 22,112 (2020) and an area of 1458 km2. The municipality is 30 km away from the state's capital, São Luís. History Founded by Fre ...

, city in the state of Maranhão **

Alcântara Launch Center Alcantara, Alcântara ( Portuguese), Alcántara (Spanish), Alcàntara, Alcàntera, El-Qantarah and (El) Kantara are all transliterations of the Arabic word ''al-qantara'' (القنطرة), meaning "the bridge". Alcantara may refer to: People * ...

, Maranhão, satellite launch center *

Alcântara River The Alcântara River is a river of Rio de Janeiro state in southeastern Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth- ...

, Rio de Janeiro state *

Barra d'Alcântara Barra d'Alcântara is a municipality in the state of Piauí in the Northeast region of Brazil. See also *List of municipalities in Piauí This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Piauí (PI), located in the Northeast Region of Bra ...

, municipality in the state of Piauí * Dom Pedro de Alcântara, municipality in the state Rio Grande do Sul *

São Pedro de Alcântara, Santa Catarina São Pedro de Alcântara, Santa Catarina is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil. The municipality contains part of the Rio das Lontras Private Natural Heritage Reserve, a fully protected area of montane r ...

, municipality

Chile

* The area near

Alcántara metro station Alcántara is an underground metro station on the Line 1 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest t ...

in northeastern Santiago

Cyprus

Kantara Castle Kantara Castle ( ) is a castle in Cyprus, under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus. The exact date of its construction remains unknown, the most plausible theory being the Byzantine period. It combines Byzantine and Frankokratia, Frankish ar ...

, in the Kyrenia mountains

Egypt

* El-Qantarah el-Sharqiyya, city in the governorate of Shamal Sina, on the eastern side of the Suez Canal

Italy

Alcantara (river) The Alcantara (; or ) is a river in Sicily, Southern Italy. It has its source on the south side of Monti Nebrodi and its mouth in the Ionian Sea at Capo Schiso in Giardini-Naxos. The river is long. The name ''Alcantara'' is of Arabic origin ( ...

(''Alcàntara'' in Sicilian), a river of Sicily

Philippines

Alcantara, Cebu Alcantara, officially the Municipality of Alcantara (; ), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 16,910 people. Geograp ...

, municipality in the province of Cebu *

Alcantara, Romblon Alcantara, officially the Municipality of Alcantara, is a municipality in the province of Romblon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,171 people. History Alcantara was first established in 1730 as ''La Lauan'' ...

, municipality in the province of Romblon

Portugal

Alcântara, Lisbon Alcântara () is a ''freguesia'' (civil parish) and district of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Located in western Lisbon, Alcântara is to the east of Ajuda and Belém (Lisbon), Belém and west of Estrela (Lisbon), Estrela and Campo de Ourique. A ...

, civil parish of Lisbon * São Pedro de Alcântara, Franciscan monastery in Lisbon

Spain

* , comarca (district) located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura **

Alcántara Alcántara () is a municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain, on the Tagus, near Portugal. The toponym is from the Arabic word ''al-Qanṭarah'' (القنطرة) meaning "the bridge". History Archaeological findings have atte ...

, municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura ***

Alcántara Dam The Alcántara Dam, also known as the José María de Oriol Dam, is a buttress dam on the Tagus River near Alcántara in the province of Cáceres, Spain. It is named after the politician and captain of the Spanish electricity industry José María ...

, in Tagus river near the town with the same name ***

Alcántara Bridge The Alcántara Bridge (also known as Trajan's Bridge at Alcantara) is a Roman bridge at Alcántara, in Extremadura, Spain. Alcántara is from the Arabic word ''al-Qantarah'' (القنطرة) meaning "the arch". The stone arch bridge was bui ...

, Roman bridge over the Tagus river near the town with the same name **

Valencia de Alcántara Valencia de Alcántara () is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. It is near the Portuguese border ( District of Portalegre), separated from it by the Sever. History From the 16t ...

, municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura **

Santiago de Alcántara Santiago de Alcántara is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2006 census ( INE), the municipality has a population of 724 inhabitants. See also * List of municipalities in Cáceres This is a ...

, municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura **

Herrera de Alcántara Herrera de Alcántara is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2006 census ( INE), the municipality has a population of 293 inhabitants. See also * List of municipalities in Cáceres This is a ...

, municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura **

Mata de Alcántara Mata de Alcántara () is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2005 census ( INE), the municipality has a population of 320 inhabitants. See also * List of municipalities in Cáceres This is ...

, municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura *

Alcàntera de Xúquer Alcàntera de Xúquer is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Ribera Alta in the Valencian Community The Valencian Community is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populous Spanish Autonomo ...

(), municipality in the comarca of Ribera Alta, Valencian Community * San Pedro de Alcántara, town in the province of Málaga, Andalusia *

San Vicente de Alcántara San Vicente de Alcántara () is a municipality in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. It has a population of 5,788 and an area of 275 km². See also * List of municipalities in Badajoz This is a list of the municipalities in the p ...

, municipality in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura

Venezuela

Francisco Linares Alcántara Municipality The Francisco Linares Alcántara Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a p ...

, municipality in Aragua state

Other uses

Alcantara (material) Alcantara is the brand name of a synthetic textile with a soft, suede-like microfibre pile, noted for its durability. Alcantara was developed in the 1970s by Miyoshi Okamoto and initially manufactured by the Italian company Alcantara. The term h ...

, covering material manufactured by Alcantara SpA, Italy * ''Alcantara'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae * Battle of Alcantara (disambiguation) *

Order of Alcántara The Order of Alcántara ( Leonese: ''Orde de Alcántara'', ), also called the Knights of St. Julian, was originally a military order of León, founded in 1166 and confirmed by Pope Alexander III in 1177. Alcántara Alcántara is a town on the T ...

, Spanish military order founded in the 12th century * , British ocean liner of Royal Mail Steam Packet Company * , British ocean liner of Royal Mail Lines

Cognate names

Alcantarilla Alcantarilla () is a town and municipality in southeastern Spain, in the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia. The town is only 7 km away from the capital of the region, the city of Murcia, and one of its peculiarities is that it is c ...

(diminutive of Alcántara), a municipality in Murcia, Spain * Alcantarilha (diminutive of Alcântara), a parish in Portugal {{disambiguation, geo, ship