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Alava

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Basque Country, Spain
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About Alava

Alava is a province of Spain and a historic territory of the Basque Country, heir of the historic Lordship of Alava, former medieval Catholic bishopric and now Latin titular see. Its capital metropolis, Vitoria-Gasteiz, is also the seat of the political primary institutions of the autonomous community. It borders the Basque provinces of Biscay and Gipuzkoa to the north, the community of La Rioja to the south, the province of Burgos to the west and the network of Navarre to the east.

The Enclave of Trevino, surrounded by way of Alavese territory, is but a part of the province of Burgos, as a result belonging to the autonomous community of Castile and Leon, no longer Alava. It is the biggest of the 3 provinces inside the Basque Autonomous Community in geographical terms, with 2,963 km², but additionally the least populated with 322,557 inhabitants.

Built across the Roman mansion Alba positioned on the street ab Asturica Burdigalam, it has once in a while been argued the name can also stem from that landmark. However, in step with the Royal Academy of the Basque Language, the origin can be another: The name is first determined on Muslim chronicles of the eighth century relating to the Alavese Plains, laua in vintage Basque with the Arab article introduced, growing into Spanish Alava and Basque Araba.

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