Terra Alta () is a sparsely populated inland comarca (county) in

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Municipalities

Mountain ranges

* Serra de Cavalls * Serra de la Fatarella * Serra de Pàndols * Serra dels Pesells

References

External links

Official comarcal web site (in Catalan)

information about Terra Alta from the Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan)
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