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See also:CHICLANA, or CHICLANA DE LA FRONTERA
, a See also:town of See also:southern See also:Spain, in the See also:province of See also:Cadiz, 12 M. by See also:rail S.E. of Cadiz
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Pop
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(1900) Io,868
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See also:Chiclana occupies a fertile valley, watered by the See also:river Lirio, and sheltered, on the See also:north and See also:south, by See also:low hills covered with vines and plantations
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It faces the gulf of Cadiz, 3 M
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W., and, from its mild See also:climate and pleasant surroundings, is the favourite summer See also:residence of the richer Cadiz merchants; its hot See also:mineral springs also attract many visitors
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In the neighbourhood are the See also:Roman ruins of Chiclana la Vieja, the town of See also:Medina Sidonia (q.v.), and, about 5 M
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5.,,, the battlefield of Barrosa, where the See also:British under See also:Sir See also: |
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