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CALATAYUD
, a See also:town of central See also:Spain, in the See also:province of See also:Saragossa, at the confluence of the See also:rivers Jalen and Jiloca, and on the See also:Madrid-Saragossa and Calatayfid-Sagunto See also:railways
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(1900) 11,526
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Calatayud consists of a See also:lower town, built on the See also:left See also:bank of the Jalbn, and an upper or Moorish town, which contains many dwellings hollowed out of the See also:rock above and inhabited by the poorer classes
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Among a number of ecclesiastical buildings, two collegiate churches are especially See also:note-worthy
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See also:Santa Maria, originally a See also:mosque, has a lofty octagonal See also:tower and a See also:fine See also:Renaissance See also:doorway, added in 1528; while Santo Sepulcro, built in 1141, and restored in 1613, was See also:long the See also:principal See also:
In the See also:middle ages the ruins were almost destroyed to provide See also: |
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