The Tena Valley is a

valley A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains and typically containing a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams over ...

located at the southern side of the

Pyrenees The Pyrenees are a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. They extend nearly from their union with the Cantabrian Mountains to Cap de Creus on the Mediterranean coast, reaching a maximum elevation of at the peak of Aneto. ...

, in the

Alto Gállego Alto Gállego ( Aragonese: ''Alto Galligo'') is a comarca located in the north of the autonomous community of Aragón, Spain. It occupies practically the entirety of the upper basin of the Río Gállego. Historically the comarca was a part of ...

comarca A ''comarca'' (, , , ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain, and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a "march, mark ...

, province of

Huesca Huesca (; ) is a city in north-eastern Spain, within the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Aragon. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Aragon between 1096 and 1118. It is also the capital of the Spanish Huesca (province), ...

, and is crossed by the Gállego river from north to south. Its main town is

Sallent de Gállego Sallent de Gállego (in Aragonese language, Aragonese: ''Sallent de Galligo'' or ''Sallén de Galligo'') is a municipality located in the Huesca (province), province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. The town is located in the central Pyrenees besides th ...

. The valley is surrounded by 3,000m high mountains, like '' Balaitus'', '' La Gran Facha'' or '' Los Infiernos''. The towns that form part of the valley are: Sallent de Gállego including the

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of Formigal, Lanuza, Escarrilla,

Sandiniés Sandiniés (Spanish pronunciation: anði'ɲes is a population unit situated in the municipality of Sallent de Gállego ( Alto Gállego, Huesca, Aragon Aragon ( , ; Spanish and ; ) is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous commu ...

, Tramacastilla de Tena, Piedrafita, El Pueyo de Jaca, Panticosa, Hoz de Jaca, Búbal y Polituara (not inhabited).

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