Tomares is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in
Andalusia
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, southern
Spain
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. It is a
Seville
Seville ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Spain, Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the Guadalquivir, River Guadalquivir, ...
suburb
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of over 25,000 inhabitants situated two kilometers west of
Triana District of Seville, separated from the city by
River Guadalquivir. It is surrounded by other municipalities of the
Comarca
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of
Aljarafe
Asharaf or Axarafe is the olive-cultivating hilly region around the Guadiamar river located between Seville and Niebla in Andalusia.
Olive production
Olive oil was a significant commodity in 16th century Seville, exported to "all the Kingdom, t ...
, whose boundaries are reduced to a single street, forming a
conurbation
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.
Roman hoard
In 2016 construction workers uncovered a hoard of ancient Roman coins in Zaudin Park. The bronze coins were stored in 19
amphora
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s while newly minted, and are stamped with inscriptions of emperors
Maximian
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and
Constantine.
Some were originally coated in silver.
See also
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List of municipalities in Seville
Province of Seville, Seville is a provinces of Spain, province in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain, which is divided into 106 Municipalities of Spain, municipalities. Spanish census, Seville is the ...
References
Municipalities of the Province of Seville
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