Alcantara
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Alcântara Alcántara (Spanish
), Alcantara, Al Qantarah and Kantara are all transliterations of an originally Arabic
place name (القنطرة), meaning "The Bridge". It can be found not only in Arab countries, but also in the Iberian Peninsula, where the name persisted past the Reconquista
, Latin America
, derived from Iberian place names and other places that were under Arab influence in the past.
It may refer to:
Algeria
Brazil
Egypt
Philippines
Portugal
Spain
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
), Alcantara, Al Qantarah and Kantara are all transliterations of an originally Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
place name (القنطرة), meaning "The Bridge". It can be found not only in Arab countries, but also in the Iberian Peninsula, where the name persisted past the Reconquista
Reconquista
The Reconquista was a period of almost 800 years in the Middle Ages during which several Christian kingdoms succeeded in retaking the Muslim-controlled areas of the Iberian Peninsula broadly known as Al-Andalus...
, Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
, derived from Iberian place names and other places that were under Arab influence in the past.
It may refer to:
AlgeriaAlgeriaAlgeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
- El KantaraEl KantaraEl Kantara is a town and commune in Biskra Province, Algeria....
— town and commune in Biskra province - El Kantara DistrictEl Kantara DistrictEl Kantara District is a district of Biskra Province, Algeria....
— in Biskra province
BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
- Alcântara Launch Center — satellite launching base of the Brazilian Space Agency located near the city of Alcântara, in the state of Maranhão
- Alcântara RiverAlcântara RiverThe Alcântara River is a river of Rio de Janeiro state in southeastern Brazil.-References:*...
— river of Rio de Janeiro state in southeastern Brazil - Alcântara, Maranhão — city in the state of Maranhão
- Barra d'AlcântaraBarra d'AlcântaraBarra d'Alcântara is a town and municipality in the state of Piauí in the Northeast region of Brazil.-References:...
— municipality in the state of Piauí - Dom Pedro de AlcântaraDom Pedro de Alcântara-See also:*List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul...
— municipality in the state Rio Grande do Sul - São Pedro de Alcântara, Santa CatarinaSão Pedro de Alcântara, Santa CatarinaSão Pedro de Alcântara, Santa Catarina is a town and municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil.-References:...
— municipality in the state of Santa Catarina
EgyptEgyptEgypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
- Al Qantarah El Sharqiyya — city in the governorate of Shamal Sina, on the eastern side of the Suez Canal
PhilippinesPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
- Alcantara, CebuAlcantara, CebuAlcantara is a 5th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 13,036 people.-Barangays:Alcantara is administratively subdivided into 9 barangays:* Cabadiangan* Cabil-isan* Candabong...
— municipality in the province of Cebu - Alcantara, RomblonAlcantara, RomblonAlcantara is a fifth class municipality in the province of Romblon, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 14,144 people in 2,905 households.-Barangays:Alcantara is politically subdivided into 12 barangays:* Bonlao* Calagonsao...
, municipality in the province of Romblon
PortugalPortugalPortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
- Alcântara, Lisbon — civil parish of Lisbon
- São Pedro de AlcântaraSão Pedro de AlcântaraSão Pedro de Alcântara was a Franciscan monastery in the Bairro Alto district of Lisbon, founded in the late 18th century. It is a large Baroque building, with a highly decorated chapel....
— Franciscan monastery in Lisbon
SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
- Alcantara DamAlcantara DamThe Alcantara Dam, also known as the Jose María de Oriol Dam, in Spain, regulates much of the flow of the Tagus River, the longest of the Iberian Peninsula, just before the river enters Portugal. It was built in 1969 and is the second largest reservoir in Europe...
— in Tagus river near the town with the same name - Alcántara BridgeAlcántara BridgeThe Alcántara Bridge is a Roman stone arch bridge built over the Tagus River at Alcántara, Spain between 104 and 106 CE by an order of the Roman Emperor Trajan in 98...
— Roman bridge over the Tagus river near the town with the same name - AlcántaraAlcántaraAlcántara is a municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain, on the Tagus, near Portugal. The toponym is from the Arabic word al-QanTarah meaning "the bridge".-History:...
— municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura
Other uses
- Alcantara (material)Alcantara (material)Alcantara is a tradename given to a composite material used to cover surfaces and forms in a variety of applications. The material was developed in the early 1970s by Miyoshi Okamoto, a scientist working for the Japanese chemical company Toray Industries, as a variation of their other product...
— covering material manufactured by Alcantara SpA, Italy - Alcantara (plant)Alcantara (plant)Alcantara is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family....
— a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae - Battle of Alcântara (1580)Battle of Alcântara (1580)The Battle of Alcântara took place on August 25, 1580, near the brook of Alcântara, in the vicinity of Lisbon, Portugal, and was a decisive victory of the Spanish Habsburg King Philip II over the Portuguese pretender to the Portuguese throne, Dom António, Prior of Crato.-Background:In Portugal, the...
— that took place near Lisbon, Portugal, in 1580 - MS Alcantara (1927)MS Alcantara (1927)RMS Alcantara was an ocean liner of the Royal Mail Lines, a successor to the that had been sunk in World War I.Alcantara was built by Harland & Wolff in Belfast, and launched in 1927. She ran the route from Southampton to the east coast of South America...
— British ocean liner of the Royal Mail Lines - Order of AlcántaraOrder of AlcántaraThe Order of Alcántara , also called the Knights of St. Julian, was originally a military order of León, founded in 1166 and confirmed by Pope Alexander III in 1177.-Alcántara:...
— Spanish military order founded in the 12th century - SS Alcantara (1913)SS Alcantara (1913)SS Alcantara was an ocean liner that went into service just weeks before the start of World War I, was converted to an armed merchant cruiser in 1914, and was sunk by the German armed merchant cruiser SMS Greif on 29 February 1916 in the North Sea....
— British ocean liner of the Royal Mail Lines