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See also:FELANITA, or FELANICHE , a See also:town of See also:Spain, in the See also:south-See also:east of the See also:island of See also:Majorca, Balearic Islands; about 5 M. inland from its See also:harbour, Puerto See also:Colon . Pop . (1900) 11,294 . A range of See also:low hills intervenes between Felanitx and the Mediterranean; upon one See also:summit, the Puig de See also:San See also:Sebastian, stands a Moorish See also:castle with a remarkable See also:series of subterranean vaults . From the 3rd See also:century B.c., and possibly for a longer See also:period, earthenware See also:water-coolers and other pottery have been manufactured in the town, and many of the vessels produced are noteworthy for their beauty of See also:form and antiquity of See also:design . There is a thriving See also:trade in See also:wine, See also:fruit, See also:wheat, See also:cattle, See also:brandy, See also:chalk and See also:soap . |
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