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Lucentum

Southern Europe

Lucentum, also called Lucentia by the Roman writer Pomponius Mela, was the Roman predecessor of the modern city of Alicante, Spain. Its remains form an archaeological site known as El Tossal de Manises, in the Albufereta neighborhood of Alicante.

Facts
Elevation (m)
38 1
Latitude
38.364444 degrees north 1
Longitude
0.438333 degrees west 1
Sources
1. Lucentum (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 38.364444, longitude -0.438333
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 38 m
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Wikidata: Lucentum
Wikidata Q3555926, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Lucentum (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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