Alcalá
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Alcalá is a Spanish placename originally from Arabic al-qal'a "القلعة", "the citadel or fortification", and may refer to:
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- Alcala, CagayanAlcala, CagayanAlcala is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 35,694 people in 7,025 households....
, a municipality in the Philippines - Alcala, PangasinanAlcala, PangasinanAlcala is a 4th class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 38,934 people in 7,181 households.-History:...
, a municipality in the Philippines - Alcalá, Valle del CaucaAlcalá, Valle del CaucaAlcalá is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia.-External links:...
, Colombia - Alcalá de EbroAlcalá de EbroAlcalá de Ebro is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 279 inhabitants....
, a village in Zaragoza, Spain - Alcalá de GuadairaAlcalá de GuadairaAlcalá de Guadaíra is a town located approximately 10 km southeast of Seville, Spain; in recent years the expansion of Seville has meant that Alcalá has become a suburb of that city. Alcalá used to be known as Alcalá de los Panaderos because it provided most of Seville's bread...
, a town in Seville, Spain - Alcalá de GurreaAlcalá de GurreaAlcalá de Gurrea is a municipality located in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 292 inhabitants....
, a village in Huesca, Spain - Alcalá de HenaresAlcalá de HenaresAlcalá de Henares , meaning Citadel on the river Henares, is a Spanish city, whose historical centre is one of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites, and one of the first bishoprics founded in Spain...
, a city in Madrid- Comarca de AlcaláComarca de AlcaláComarca de Alcalá is an historical comarca of Castile, located in what is now the east of the Community of Madrid, in Spain.Its head or capital city is Alcalá de Henares. Officially the Community of Madrid is not subdivided into formal comarcas; however, informally some governmental institutions...
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Alcalá de Henares
- Comarca de Alcalá
- Alcalá del JúcarAlcalá del JúcarAlcalá del Júcar is a municipality in Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It has a population of 1,442.- External links :* *...
, a town in Albacete, Spain - Alcalá de la VegaAlcalá de la VegaAlcalá de la Vega is a municipality in Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It has a population of 171....
, a village in Cuenca, Spain - Alcalá de los GazulesAlcalá de los GazulesAlcalá de los Gazules is a city located in the province of Cádiz, Spain. According to the 2006 census, the town has a population of 5,633 inhabitants...
, a town in Cádiz, Spain - Alcalá de MoncayoAlcalá de MoncayoAlcalá de Moncayo is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 144 inhabitants....
, a village in Zaragoza, Spain - Alcalá del RíoAlcalá del RíoAlcalá del Río is a municipality in Seville, Spain. It had a population of 9,317 in 2005. It has an area of about 83 square kilometers and has a population density of 112.3 people per square kilometer. It has an altitude of 30 meters and is situated 13 kilometers away from Seville....
, a town in Seville, Spain - Alcalá del ValleAlcalá del Valle-Monuments and sights:*Iglesia de Santa María del Valle*Ermita del Cristo de la Misericordia*Grupo dolménico de la Dehesa del Tomillo*Cortijo de La Cacería*Fuente Grande*Monasterio de Caños Santos-Celebrations:*Semana Santa...
, a town in Cádiz, Spain - Alcalà de XivertAlcalà de XivertAlcalà de Xivert is a town and municipality in the Baix Maestrat comarca, province of Castelló, Valencian Community, Spain.The main town is located inland in a flat valley between the two mountain ranges of Serra d'Irta and Serra de les Talaies...
, a town in Castellón, Spain - Alcalá la RealAlcalá la RealAlcalá la Real is a city located in the province of Jaén, Spain. According to the 2006 census , the city has a population of 22,129 inhabitants.-Geography:...
, a town in Jaén, Spain - Alcalá de la SelvaAlcalá de la SelvaAlcalá de la Selva is a municipality located in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 523 inhabitants....
, a town in Teruel, Spain - Vall de AlcaláVall de AlcaláLa Vall d'Alcalà is a valley in the Marina Alta region of Alicante, Spain.An area of natural beauty, it contains two villages: Alcalà de la Jovada and Beniaia...
, a valley in the Marina Alta region of Alicante, Spain - Alcalá, a town on the west coast of Tenerife, Spain
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- University of AlcaláUniversity of AlcaláThe University of Alcalá is a public university located in Alcalá de Henares, a city 35 km northeast of Madrid in Spain. Founded in 1499, it was moved in 1836 to Madrid. In 1977, the University was reopened in its same historical buildings...
, a university located in Alcalá de Henares - Puerta de AlcaláPuerta de AlcaláThe Puerta de Alcalá is a Neo-classical monument in the Plaza de la Independencia in Madrid, Spain. It stands near the city center and several meters away from the main entrance to the Parque del Buen Retiro...
, a monument in Madrid - Calle de AlcaláCalle de AlcaláCalle de Alcalá is the longest street in Madrid. It starts at the Puerta del Sol and goes on for 10.5 km, to the northeastern outskirts of the city....
, one of the main streets of MadridMadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan... - Alcalá 20Alcalá 20 nightclub fireThe Alcalá 20 nightclub fire occurred 17 December 1983 at 4:45 a.m. at Alcalá 20, a nightclub at number 20 of Calle de Alcalá in the centre of Madrid. 600 people were in the club at the time. 82 people were killed and 27 injured....
, the site of an infamous nightclub fire in 1983 - Alcalá (TransMilenio)Alcalá (TransMilenio)The simple station Alcalá is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, which opened in the year 2000.-Location:The station is located in northern Bogotá, specifically on Autopista Norte with Calle 136....
, a station of the TransMilenio system in Bogotá, Colombia
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- CD AlcaláCD AlcaláClub Deportivo Alcalá is a Spanish football team based in Alcalá de Guadaira, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1944, it plays in Tercera División – Group 10, and plays home games at Estadio Francisco Bono, with a capacity of 3,000 seaters.-Season to season:----*5 seasons in...
, a football team based in Alcalá de Guadaira - RSD AlcaláRSD AlcaláReal Sociedad Deportiva Alcalá is a Spanish football team based in Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, in the Community of Madrid. Founded in 1929, it plays in Segunda División B - Group 1, holding home matches at Estadio Municipal del Val, with a capacity of 7,000.-Season to season:----*19 seasons in...
, a football team based in Alcalá de Henares
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- Alcalá (surname)Alcalá (surname)Alcalá and "Alcala" are surnames shared by several notable people:* Macedonio Alcalá , Mexican violinist, pianist and songwriter...
See also
- Alcantara (disambiguation) and Alcazar (disambiguation)Alcazar (disambiguation)Alcázar is a Spanish word meaning castle, palace or fortress, from Arabic القصر al qasr.Alcázar or Alcácer may refer to:* Alcácer do Sal, a city in Setúbal, Portugal....
, other Spanish placenames of Arabic origin