Alcantara, Alcântara (
Portuguese), Alcántara (
Spanish
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**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
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), Alcàntara, Alcàntera, El-Qantarah and (El) Kantara are all transliterations of the
Arabic
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word ''al-qantara'' (القنطرة), meaning "the bridge".
Alcantara may refer to:
People
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Alcantara (surname)
Places
Algeria
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El Kantara, town and commune in Biskra province
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El Kantara District, in Biskra province
Brazil
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Alcântara, Maranhão, city in the state of Maranhão
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Alcântara Launch Center, Maranhão, satellite launch center
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Alcântara River, Rio de Janeiro state
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Barra d'Alcântara, municipality in the state of Piauí
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Dom Pedro de Alcântara, municipality in the state Rio Grande do Sul
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São Pedro de Alcântara, Santa Catarina, municipality
Chile
* The area near
Alcántara metro station in northeastern Santiago
Cyprus
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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
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El-Qantarah el-Sharqiyya, city in the governorate of Shamal Sina, on the eastern side of the Suez Canal
Italy
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Alcantara (river) (''Alcàntara'' in Sicilian), a river of Sicily
Philippines
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Alcantara, Cebu, municipality in the province of Cebu
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Alcantara, Romblon, municipality in the province of Romblon
Portugal
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Alcântara, Lisbon, civil parish of Lisbon
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São Pedro de Alcântara, Franciscan monastery in Lisbon
Spain
* , comarca (district) located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura
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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
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Alcántara Dam, in Tagus river near the town with the same name
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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
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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
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Santiago de Alcántara, municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura
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Herrera de Alcántara, municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura
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Mata de Alcántara, municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura
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Alcàntera de Xúquer (), municipality in the comarca of Ribera Alta, Valencian Community
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San Pedro de Alcántara, town in the province of Málaga, Andalusia
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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
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Francisco Linares Alcántara Municipality, municipality in Aragua state
Other uses
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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
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''Alcantara'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae
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Battle of Alcantara (disambiguation)
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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
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Alcantarilla (diminutive of Alcántara), a municipality in Murcia, Spain
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Alcantarilha (diminutive of Alcântara), a parish in Portugal
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