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Arrabal (other) , a neighbourhood in the Ciutat Vella district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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An Arrabal is a Spanish word for an area on the periphery of a city or large town, a suburb. It may also refer to: * Bruno Arrabal * Fernando Arrabal * , a district in Zaragoza, Spain * , a parish (''freguesia'') in Leiria, Portugal See also * Rabal (other) *El Raval El Raval () is a neighborhood in the ''Ciutat Vella'' district of Barcelona, the capital city of Catalonia. The neighborhood, especially the part closest to the old port, was formerly (informally) known as ''Barri Xinès'' or ''Barrio Chino'', mea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suburb
A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include Commercial area, commercial and mixed-use development, mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate political entity. The name describes an area which is not as densely populated as an inner city, yet more densely populated than a rural area in the countryside. In many metropolitan areas, suburbs exist as separate residential communities within commuting distance of a city (cf "bedroom suburb".) Suburbs can have their own political or legal jurisdiction, especially in the United States, but this is not always the case, especially in the United Kingdom, where most suburbs are located within the administrative boundaries of cities. In most English-speaking world, English-speaking countries, suburban areas are defined in contrast to central business district, central or inner city areas, but in Austral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Arrabal
Bruno Arrabal Passamani (born 22 February 1992) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Kosovan club KF Arbëria. Club career Born in Ouro Preto do Oeste, Rondônia, Arrabal graduated with Atlético Sorocaba's youth setup, and made his senior debuts while on loan at Vilhena in 2012. In January 2013 he moved to Águia de Marabá, but was released in April, after appearing rarely. On 28 June 2013 Arrabal joined Duque de Caxias, appearing regularly in Série C and in Copa Rio, as his side were crowned champions of the latter. On 10 January of the following year, he signed a four-month deal with Remo. On 24 March 2014 Arrabal was released by Remo, and returned to Duque on 15 April. He appeared regularly for the club, which eventually suffered relegation. In February 2015 Arrabal signed for Portuguesa, being immediately loaned to Tupi. He made his debut for the latter club on the 22nd, starting in a 1–0 away win against Democrata-GV for the Campe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Arrabal
Fernando Arrabal Terán (born August 11, 1932) is a Spanish playwright, screenwriter, film director, novelist, and poet. He was born in Melilla and settled in France in 1955. Regarding his nationality, Arrabal describes himself as "desterrado", or "half-expatriate, half-exiled". Arrabal has directed seven full-length feature films and has published over 100 plays; 14 novels; 800 poetry collections, chapbooks, and artists' books; several essays; and his notorious "Letter to General Franco" during the dictator's lifetime. His complete plays have been published, in multiple languages, in a two-volume edition totaling over two thousand pages. ''The New York Times'' theatre critic Mel Gussow has called Arrabal the last survivor among the "three avatars of modernism". In 1962, Arrabal co-founded the Panic Movement with Alejandro Jodorowsky and Roland Topor, inspired by the god Pan. He was elected Transcendent Satrap of the Collège de Pataphysique in 1990. Forty other Transcendent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaragoza
Zaragoza, also known in English as Saragossa,''Encyclopædia Britannica'"Zaragoza (conventional Saragossa)" is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributaries, the Huerva and the Gállego, roughly in the center of both Aragon and the Ebro basin. On 1 January 2021 the population of the municipality of Zaragoza was 675,301, (the fifth most populated in Spain) on a land area of . The population of the metropolitan area was estimated in 2006 at 783,763 inhabitants. The municipality is home to more than 50 percent of the Aragonese population. The city lies at an elevation of about above sea level. Zaragoza hosted Expo 2008 in the summer of 2008, a world's fair on water and sustainable development. It was also a candidate for the European Capital of Culture in 2012. The city is famous for its folklore, local cuisine, and landmarks such as the Basílica del Pilar, La Seo Cathedral an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leiria
Leiria (; cel-x-proto, ɸlāryo) is a city and municipality in the Central Region of Portugal. It is the 2nd largest city in that same region, with a municipality population of 128,640 (as of 2021) in an area of . It is the seat of its own district and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Leiria-Fátima. The city is part of the historical province of Beira Litoral. History The region around Leiria has long been inhabited although its early history is obscure. The first evident inhabitants were the Turduli Oppidani, a Celtici tribe (akin to the Lusitanians), who established a settlement near (around 7 km) present-day Leiria. This settlement was later occupied by the Romans, who expanded it under the original Celtiberian name ''Collippo''. The stones of the ancient Roman town were used in the Middle Ages to build much of Leiria. The name "Leiria" in Portuguese derives from 'leira' (from the medieval Galician-Portuguese form 'laria', from proto-Celtic *ɸlār-yo-, 'highground'/' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rabal (other)
Rabal may refer to: * Rabal (Portugal) Rabal is a civil parish in the municipality of Bragança, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 170, in an area of 23.37 km². References Parishes of Bragança, Portugal {{Bragança-geo-stub ..., a Portuguese parish in the district of Bragança * Dr. Rabal, a fictitious character in the Star Trek series The Next Generation {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
