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View of central Lisbon with tightly packed red-tiled rooftops, a large open square near the waterfront, and the Tagus River with sailboats in the background. Map of southwestern Europe and northwestern Africa highlighting Portugal in orange, with neighboring countries Spain, France, and the United Kingdom labeled, as well as Morocco, Algeria, and Western Sahara across the Mediterranean. The capital city, Lisbon, is marked within Portugal.
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The 25th April Bridge spans the Tagus River in Lisbon, Portugal, with a white sailboat passing beneath and the cityscape visible in the background. Vasaco da Gama Bridge Commerce Square in Lisbon, Portugal, featuring a large equestrian statue in the center and the ornate Augusta Street Arch with yellow buildings in the background. Aerial view of Praca Dom Pedro IV, or Rossio Plaza, in Lisbon, Portugal, showing a large central column, fountains, patterned paving, and surrounding historic buildings with red tile roofs. “Arco de Jesus” alley View down a steep stone staircase onto a narrow street lined with parked cars and apartment buildings in the Alfama district of Lisbon, Portugal. Lisbon
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View of central Lisbon with tightly packed red-tiled rooftops, a large open square near the waterfront, and the Tagus River with sailboats in the background.
Lisbon Lisbon.

Lisbon

national capital, Portugal
Also known as: Felicitas Julia, Lisboa, Lixbuna, Luzbona, Olisipo, Olissibona, Ulixbone(Show More)
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Jorge B. Gaspar
Professor, University of Lisbon. Researcher at the C.E.G., U.L., in Human Geography and Prospective: Society and Territory, Urban and Regional Studies, European Community, Heritage and New Urban Cultures....
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Lisbon, city, port, capital of Portugal, and the centre of the Lisbon metropolitan area. Located in western Portugal on the estuary of the Tagus (Tejo) River, it is the westernmost capital city in continental Europe and serves as the country’s chief port, largest city, and commercial, political, and tourist centre. The city’s name is a modification of the ancient Olisipo (Ulyssipo), and its founding has been attributed to the legacy of Ulysses (Odysseus), the hero...

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