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El país se IIama...Aragón

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La Geografía◊ Aragón covers an area of cuarenta y sietemil, setecientos dieciseis km² and is home to

many rivers most notably to the river Ebrohich is !pain"s largest river in volume,hich runs est# east across the entireregion through the province of $arago%a.◊ It is also home to Aneto the highestmountain in the &yrenees.

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◊ Aragón is located in thenorth eastern part of!pain and it compromisesof three provinces,'uesca, $arago%a and

(eruel. Its capital is$arago%a )also called!aragossa in English*.

◊ It"s bordered by +rance in

the north and surroundedby !panish regions ofatalonia to the east,-alencia, astilla laancha y /eon to the

south, 0io1a and 2avarrato the est.

La geografía

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La ciudad capital es Zaragoza◊ $arago%a is famous for its folklore, a ell#

kno n local gastronomy and landmarks suchas the 3asílica del &ilar, /a !eo athedral andthe Aliafería &alace.

◊ (he +iestas del &ilar are among the mostcelebrated festivals in !pain.

◊ $arago%a is linked by legends to the beginningof hristianity in !pain.

Basílica del PilarAliafería Palace

interior view

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La Población del Aragón es... yCiudades grandes

◊ As of 4564 the population 7f Aragon is 6.89: milliones.◊ ;6. 6;.6= in 'uesca and 66.6= in (eruel.

◊ (he population density of the region is the second

lo est in !pain after astilla /a ancha.

l idio!a nacional◊ !panish is the native language in most of Aragon as ell as being

the o?cial language.◊ (he Aragonese language continues to be spoken in several local

varieties in the mountainous northern counties of the &yrenees,such as in estern 0ibagor%a.

◊ In the easternmost areas of Aragon along the border ithatalonia, varieties of the atalan language are spoken such as in3a o inca.

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l Cli!a◊ Aragon"s climate can be de@ned as continentally moderate.◊ (emperatures range from cold to very cold in the inter and cool in summer in the mountains to the north )&yrenees* and to the south and

est )Iberian range*, to being mild in inter and hot in the summer in the central lo lands.◊ In the middle of Aragon, hich is only 455m above sea level the annual average temperature is around 69 . (o the north and south of the

Ebro valley here elevation rises to B55mabove sea level the temperaturedrops by 4 degrees.

"uesca #inter

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La cono!ía◊

Aragon is among the richest regions in !painith CD& per capita above the nationsaverage.

◊ (he chief industrial centre is the capital$arago%a, here the largest factories arelocated, ith the largest plant being the 7pelplant ith

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◊ Aragon is named after the Aragon river,

a tributary of the Ebro.◊ Aragon came into being a self# proclaimed kingdom in 658B.◊ (he city of $arago%a as founded

by the 0oman emperor Augustus.

La $istoría del Aragon

Las religiones principales◊ (he ma1ority of Aragonese are either

hristian or non religious.

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Cultura y !odo de vida◊ (he traditional dance of Aragon is kno n as 1ota and

is one of the faster !panish dances. It"s also themost idespread in Aragon and the e act style andmusic depend in the area.

◊ (ypical Aragonese instruments include

strigned drum or hicotFn, bagpipes suchas the Ggaita de boto", oboes such as theGDul%aina"and small Hutes like the G hiHo".

◊ (here"s an international festival of usic held at the

astle of Ainsa, and s uare of themedieval village of Ainsa, in 'uesca.◊ Aragon is kno n for its great high

mountain treks, challenging climbing and e cellentalpine skiing.

◊ Architecture Attractions

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La gastrono!ía◊ $arago%a oJers a broad range of hot and

intense dishes. (hey have tasty vegetables butalso ith delicious meat )pork, lamb K

game*.Above all their popular dish isGternasco".◊ It"s also popular for its orcilla, black

pudding or blood sausage, hich includesboth rice and pine nuts.

◊ (he region also features several interestingseafood dishes, including several kinds of crabpaste, as apparently crabs help prevent illness.

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Gente fa!osa

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