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Europe

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Silves, Portugal Silves (), officially the City of Silves (), is a city and municipality in the Portuguese region of Algarve, in southern Portugal. The population of the entire municipality of Silves in 2011 was 37,126, in an area of 680.06 km2. The urbanize ...
, municipality and former bishopric in Algarve, southern Portugal ** Silves (parish), a civil parish in the municipality of Silves ** Castle of Silves, a medieval castle in civil parish of Silves * Diocese of Silves, former bishopric with see in Silves ** Silves Cathedral, its mother church in the municipality of Silves *
Taifa of Silves The Taifa of Silves (, ) was an Arab taifa kingdom that existed in what is now southern Portugal for two distinct periods: from 1027 to 1063, and again from 1145 to 1150, when it was finally conquered by the Almohad Caliphate. The ''taifa'' o ...
, medieval Muslim emirate around the city of Silves.


Americas

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Silves, Amazonas Silves or Ilha de Silves is an island municipality in the state of Amazonas, northern Brazil. It is located 10 km straight line north or about 40 km by water from the Amazon River, east of Manaus (almost halfway between that city and ...
, municipality in state of Amazonas,
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-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...
; * Ilha de Silves, the island with the same name as the municipality of Silves, Amazonas {{geodis