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Alcoy

Also known as Alcoi

Alcoy is an industrial town in the province of Alicante in the Valencian Community, Spain, in a mountain valley of the Serpis river. Iberian settlements such as La Serreta stood nearby. It became an early centre of textile and paper manufacture, and is known for its festival of Moors and Christians.

Alcoy
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Alcoy. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/alcoy
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