Alqueria

An alquería in <a href="/facts/Al-Andalus/JTNmWTzP">Al-Andalus</a> made reference to <a href="/facts/Hamlet_(place)/tmS0fHpM">small rural communities</a> that were located near cities (<a href="/facts/Medina/nbDykVmK">medinas</a>). Since the 15th century it makes reference to a farmhouse, with an agricultural <a href="/facts/Farm/EsIveRWU">farm</a>, found mainly in <a href="/facts/Spanish_Levante/TnC8n7em">eastern</a> and southeastern <a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY">Spain</a>, such as <a href="/facts/Province_of_Granada/kR22pzIM">Granada</a> and <a href="/facts/Valencian_Community/Uqs9mId2">Valencia</a>. Regarding the latter location <a href="/facts/Joan_Fuster/Pwe6Afgz">Joan Fuster</a>, in his book called El País Valenciano, makes extensive reference to the Valencian alquerías. Vestiges and documents referring to alquerias, known as alcarias in Portuguese, have been found in Portugal's southern region of <a href="/facts/Algarve/Yr8ovvYS">Algarve</a>. From <a href="/facts/Central_Portugal/88DsARS3">Central Portugal</a> to the Algarve passing through <a href="/facts/Alentejo/73bIEXjD">Alentejo</a> region, a number of places in Portugal have the word Alcaria in its name.

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