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Algarve

The Algarve is the southernmost region of mainland Portugal, a coastal strip between the Atlantic and the hills of the Serra de Monchique and Serra do Caldeirão. Its name comes from the Arabic al-Gharb, 'the west', from the centuries of Muslim rule, and it was the last part of Portugal taken from the Moors, in 1249. Portuguese kings bore the separate title of King of the Algarve until 1910.

Algarve
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Portuguese EmpireFoundationLusitaniaFoundationKingdom of PortugalFoundation, Decline, Summary

Mentioned in 12 state histories

CynetesTaifa of Santa María del AlgarveTaifa of SevilleTaifa of SilvesKingdom of PortugalSecond Taifa of MértolaTaifa of Beja and ÉvoraSecond Taifa of NieblaTaifa of TaviraSecond Taifa of BadajozKingdom of the AlgarvePortuguese Morocco

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