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Aldeadávila Dam
Aldeadávila Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam on the Douro River (also known as the Duero River) on the border between Spain and Portugal.
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Almazán
Almazán is a municipality located in the province of Soria, Castile and León, Spain.
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Almond
The almond (Prunus dulcis, syn. Prunus amygdalus) is a species of tree native to Mediterranean climate regions of the Middle East, from Syria and Turkey to India and Pakistan, although it has been introduced elsewhere.
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Aranda de Duero
Aranda de Duero is a town and municipality, capital of the Ribera del Duero comarca, in south of the province of Burgos, in Castile and León, Spain.
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Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology, is the study of humanactivity through the recovery and analysis of material culture.
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Arribes del Duero Natural Park
Arribes del Duero Natural Park is a protected area in western Spain, covering 106.105 ha in the autonomous community of Castile and León.
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Aveiro District
Aveiro District (Distrito de Aveiro) is located in the central coastal region of Portugal.
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Águeda (river)
The Águeda is a river tributary of the Douro River, that springs from the Serra das Mesas in Spain, in the autonomous community of Castile and León.
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Bemposta Dam
Bemposta Dam (Barragem de Bemposta) is a concrete arch dam on the Douro, where the river forms the national border line between Spain and Portugal.
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Bragança District
Bragança District (Distrito de Bragança; Çtrito de Bergáncia) is a traditional political division of Portugal, in the northeast corner bordering on Spain, covering 7.4% of the nation's continental landmass.
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Breton language
Breton (brezhoneg or in Morbihan) is a Southwestern Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Brittany.
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Canyon
A canyon (Spanish: cañón; archaic British English spelling: cañon) or gorge is a deep cleft between escarpments or cliffs resulting from weathering and the erosive activity of a river over geologic timescales.
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Carrapatelo Dam
Carrapatelo Dam (Barragem do Carrapatelo) is a concrete gravity dam on the Douro, where the river forms the border line between the districts of Porto and Viseu.
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Castile (historical region)
Castile is a vaguely defined historical region of Spain.
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Castile and León
Castile and León (Castilla y León; Leonese: Castiella y Llión; Castela e León) is an autonomous community in north-western Spain.
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Côa River
The Côa River is a tributary of the Douro River, in central and northeastern Portugal.
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Celtic languages
The Celtic languages are a group of related languages descended from Proto-Celtic, or "Common Celtic"; a branch of the greater Indo-European language family.
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Celts
The Celts (see pronunciation of ''Celt'' for different usages) were an Indo-European people in Iron Age and Medieval Europe who spoke Celtic languages and had cultural similarities, although the relationship between ethnic, linguistic and cultural factors in the Celtic world remains uncertain and controversial.
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Crestuma-Lever Dam
Crestuma-Lever Dam (Barragem de Crestuma-Lever) is a concrete gravity dam on the Douro.
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Dam
A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of water or underground streams.
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Douro (intermunicipal community)
The Comunidade Intermunicipal do Douro is an administrative division in Portugal.
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Douro railway line
The Douro line (in Portuguese: Linha do Douro) is a railway in northern Portugal.
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Drainage basin
A drainage basin is any area of land where precipitation collects and drains off into a common outlet, such as into a river, bay, or other body of water.
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Durius
Durius or Durio was a god worshiped by the ancient Lusitanians and Celtiberians of the Iberian peninsula.
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Duruelo de la Sierra
Duruelo de la Sierra is a municipality of Spain, in the province of Soria, Autonomous Community of Castile and León (Spanish Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla y León).
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Ebro
The Ebro in English (also in Spanish, Aragonese and Basque: 'Ebre') is one of the most important rivers on the Iberian Peninsula.
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Esla (river)
The Esla is a river in the provinces of León and Zamora in the northwest of Spain.
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Foz do Douro
Foz do Douro (meaning "Mouth of the Douro") is a former civil parish in the municipality of Porto, Portugal.
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Foz do Tua
Foz do Tua is a small village in Portugal on the right bank of the Douro river, near the town of Carrazeda de Ansiães, in the Bragança district.
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Geography of Spain
Spain is a country located in southwestern Europe occupying most (about 85 percent) of the Iberian Peninsula and includes a small exclave inside France called Llívia as well as the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off northwest Africa, and five places of sovereignty (plazas de soberanía) on and off the coast of North Africa: Ceuta, Melilla, Islas Chafarinas, Peñón de Alhucemas, and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera.
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Grande Porto
Grande Porto or Greater Porto is a Portuguese NUTS3 subregion, integrating the NUTS2 region of Norte, in Portugal.
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Grape
A grape is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus Vitis.
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Guadiana
The Guadiana River, or Odiana, is an international river defining a long stretch of the Portugal-Spain border, separating Extremadura and Andalucia (Spain) from Alentejo and Algarve (Portugal).
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Guarda District
The district of Guarda (Distrito de Guarda) is located in the Centro Region of Portugal, except Vila Nova de Foz Côa, which is in the Norte Region.
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Hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity is electricity produced from hydropower.
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Iberian Peninsula
The Iberian Peninsula, also known as Iberia, is located in the southwest corner of Europe.
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International Douro Natural Park
The International Douro Natural Park (Parque Natural do Douro Internacional) is one of the thirteen natural parks of Portugal.
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Irish language
The Irish language (Gaeilge), also referred to as the Gaelic or the Irish Gaelic language, is a Goidelic language (Gaelic) of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people.
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Lamego
Lamego (Lamecum) is a city and municipality in the Viseu District, in the Norte Region of the Douro in northern Portugal.
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Latin
Latin (Latin: lingua latīna) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.
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List of rivers of Portugal
This is a list of the rivers of Portugal.
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List of rivers of Spain
This is an incomplete list of rivers that are at least partially in Spain.
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Lock (water navigation)
A lock is a device used for raising and lowering boats, ships and other watercraft between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal waterways.
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Microclimate
A microclimate is a local set of atmospheric conditions that differ from those in the surrounding areas, often with a slight difference but sometimes with a substantial one.
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Minho (river)
Minho (Miniu) or Miño is the longest river in Galicia, sharing the border with Portugal, with a length of.
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Miranda Dam
Miranda Dam (Barragem de Miranda) is a concrete buttress dam on the Douro, where the river forms the national border line between Spain and Portugal.
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Miranda do Douro
Miranda do Douro or Miranda de l Douro is a town and a municipality in the district of Bragança, northeastern Portugal.
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Navigability
A body of water, such as a river, canal or lake, is navigable if it is deep, wide and slow enough for a vessel to pass or walk.
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Norte Region, Portugal
Norte (Região Norte,; "North Region") or Northern Portugal is the most populous region in Portugal, ahead of Lisboa, and the third most extensive by area.
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Olive
The olive, known by the botanical name Olea europaea, meaning "European olive", is a species of small tree in the family Oleaceae, found in the Mediterranean Basin from Portugal to the Levant, the Arabian Peninsula, and southern Asia as far east as China, as well as the Canary Islands and Réunion.
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Peso da Régua
Peso da Régua, commonly known as Régua, is a municipality in northern Portugal, in the district of Vila Real.
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Picos de Urbión
Picos de Urbión, or "Urbion Peaks" is a mountain range in the Sistema Ibérico, Spain, limited by the Sierra de Neila and Sierra Cebollera of the same range.
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Picote Dam
Picote Dam (Barragem de Picote) is a concrete arch dam on the Douro, located in the municipality Miranda do Douro, in Bragança District, Portugal.
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Pisuerga
The Pisuerga is a river in northern Spain, the Duero's second largest tributary.
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Pocinho Dam
Pocinho Dam (Barragem do Pocinho) is a concrete gravity dam on the Douro, where the river forms the border line between the districts of Guarda and Bragança.
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Port wine
Port wine (also known as vinho do Porto,, Porto, and usually simply port) is a Portuguese fortified wine produced exclusively in the Douro Valley in the northern provinces of Portugal.
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Porto
Porto (also known as Oporto in English) is the second-largest city in Portugal after Lisbon and one of the major urban areas of the Iberian Peninsula.
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Porto District
The District of Porto (Distrito do Porto), is located on the north-west coast of Portugal.
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Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa),In recognized minority languages of Portugal: Portugal is the oldest state in the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe, its territory having been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times.
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Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley
The Prehistoric Rock-Art Site of the Côa Valley is an open-air Paleolithic archaeological site located in a region of northeastern Portugal, near the border with Spain.
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Province of Burgos
The province of Burgos is a province of northern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León.
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Province of Salamanca
Salamanca is a province of western Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Castile and León (Castilla y León).
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Province of Soria
Soria is a province of central Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León.
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Province of Valladolid
Valladolid is a province of northwest Spain, in the central part of the autonomous community of Castile and León.
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Province of Zamora
Zamora is a province of western Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Castile and León.
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Rabelo boat
The rabelo boat is a traditional Portuguese wooden cargo boat that was used for centuries to transport people and goods along the Douro River.
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Régua Dam
Régua Dam (Barragem da Régua) is a concrete gravity dam on the Douro, where the river forms the border line between the districts of Vila Real and Viseu.
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Ribera del Duero
Ribera del Duero is a Spanish Denominación de Origen (DO) located in the country's northern plateau and is one of eleven 'quality wine' regions within the autonomous community of Castile and León.
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River
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river.
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Saucelle Dam
The Saucelle Dam is a gravity dam on the Douro River.
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São João da Pesqueira
São João da Pesqueira is a municipality and municipal seat in the Portuguese district of Viseu.
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Sheep
Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are quadrupedal, ruminant mammal typically kept as livestock.
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Sistema Ibérico
The Iberian System (Sistema Ibérico), is one of the major systems of mountain ranges in Spain.
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Soria
Soria is a municipality and a Spanish city, located on the Douro river in the east of the autonomous community of Castile and León and capital of the province of Soria.
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Sousa River
The Sousa River (Portuguese rio Sousa) is a river in Portugal, a tributary of the Douro.
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Spain
Spain (España), officially the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España), is a sovereign state mostly located on the Iberian Peninsula in Europe.
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Tagus
The Tagus (Tajo,; Tejo) is the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula.
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Tâmega (river)
The Tâmega (Tamaca) or Támega is a river in Galicia, Spain and Portugal.
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Tordesillas
Tordesillas is a town and municipality in the province of Valladolid, Castile and León, central Spain.
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Tourism
Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours.
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Transboundary river
A transboundary river is a river that crosses at least one political border, either a border within a nation or an international boundary.
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Tua River
Tua is a river in northeastern Portugal, flowing by the border of Vila Real District and Bragança District.
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Valeira Dam
Valeira Dam (Barragem da Valeira) is a concrete gravity dam on the Douro, where the river forms the border line between the districts of Viseu and Bragança.
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Valladolid
Valladolid is a city in Spain and the de facto capital of the autonomous community of Castile and León.
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Vila Nova de Foz Côa
Vila Nova de Foz Côa is a city and a municipality in the district of Guarda, Portugal.
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Vila Nova de Gaia
Vila Nova de Gaia, or simply Gaia (Cale) is a city and a municipality in Porto District in Norte Region, Portugal.
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Vila Real District
The District of Vila Real (Distrito de Vila Real) is a district of northern Portugal.
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Vineyard
A vineyard is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice.
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Viseu District
The District of Viseu (Distrito de Viseu) is located in the Central Inland of Portugal, the District Capital is the city of Viseu.
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Welsh language
Welsh (Cymraeg or y Gymraeg) is a member of the Brittonic branch of the Celtic languages.
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Wheat
Wheat is a grass widely cultivated for its seed, a cereal grain which is a worldwide staple food.
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World Heritage site
A World Heritage site is a landmark or area which is selected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as having cultural, historical, scientific or other form of significance, and is legally protected by international treaties.
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Zamora, Spain
Zamora is a city in Castile and León, Spain, the capital of the province of Zamora.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douro
