Arzila is a former

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in the municipality of

Coimbra Coimbra (, also , , or ), officially the City of Coimbra (), is a city and a concelho, municipality in Portugal. The population of the municipality at the 2021 census was 140,796, in an area of . The fourth-largest agglomerated urban area in Po ...

, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 655, in an area of 3.45 km². On 28 January 2013 it merged with

Taveiro Taveiro is a former civil parish in the municipality of Coimbra, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,948, in an area of 10.23 km2. On 28 January 2013 it merged with Ameal and Arzila Asilah () is a fortified town on the northwest tip of ...

and Ameal to form Taveiro, Ameal e Arzila. There is a Moroccan city with the

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, indicating its

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is of Punic origin. It is home to the Paul de Arzila, a natural reserve with a large number of species of birds among other animals. Its patron

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is celebrated annually on 8 December.

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Former parishes of Coimbra {{Coimbra-geo-stub