Faial
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Faial is a Portuguese
word derived from faya, referring to a species of plant/tree, Myrica faya
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It may also refer to:
In the archipelago of the Azores
In the archipelago of Madeira
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
word derived from faya, referring to a species of plant/tree, Myrica faya
Myrica faya
Myrica faya is a species of Myrica, native to Macaronesia , and possibly also southern Portugal....
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It may also refer to:
Portugal
In the archipelago of the AzoresAzores
The Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about west from Lisbon and about east from the east coast of North America. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the...
- Faial IslandFaial IslandFaial Island , also known in English as Fayal, is a Portuguese island of the Central Group of the Azores....
, an island in the Central Group of islands - Faial da TerraFaial da TerraFaial da Terra is a civil parish in the municipality of Povoação on the island of São Miguel in the Azores. The population in 2001 is 377, its density is 33.13/km² and the area is 11.38 km². It is located in the southeastern part of the island. The main industry are agriculture. It is connected...
, a civil parish in the municipality of Povoação, São Miguel
In the archipelago of Madeira
Madeira
Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...
- Faial (Santana)Faial (Santana)Faial is a civil parish in the Madeiran municipality of Santana located along the northern coast of the island of Madeira. In 2001 its population numbered less than 2000 inhabitants, in an area of 22.6 km² , representing the second largest parish in the municipality, but third least...
, a civil parish in the municipality of Santana, Madeira