Silves

Silves is a city in , and has about 37,800 residents. Silves is situated near the neighborhood , as well as near the locality .
Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • City with about 37,800 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 30 metres (90 feet)
  • Description: city seat of Silves municipality
  • Historically known as
    “Cilpes”
    “Shilb”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Silves Cathedral and Muralhas e Porta da Almedina de Silves.
Husond, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church
The is a former cathedral in the city…
Weetjesman, Public domain.
Peter Broster, CC BY 2.0.
Town hall
is a town hall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Estômbar and Porches.
Town
is a town in the civil parish…
Town
is a civil parish/freguesia in the… is situated 8 km southeast of Silves.
Pacanherros, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Town
is a town and a former civil parish in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. is situated 9 km southwest of Silves.

Silves

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Latitude
37.18941° or 37° 11′ 22″ north
Longitude
-8.43958° or 8° 26′ 23″ west
UN/LOCODE
PT SLV
Open location code
8C9H5HQ6+Q5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 25277557
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
2262926
Wiki­data ID
Q49290226

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Silves” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شلب”
  • Cebuano: “Silves (kapital sa munisipyo)”
  • Cebuano: “Silves”
  • Dutch: “Silves”
  • French: “Silves”
  • German: “Silves”
  • Italian: “Silves”
  • Polish: “Silves”
  • Portuguese: “Silves”
  • Romanian: “Silves”
  • Russian: “Силвеш”
  • Serbian: “Силвеш”
  • Spanish: “Silves”
  • Turkish: “Silves”
  • Ukrainian: “Сілвеш”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Largo do Hospital and Poço-Cisterna Árabe de Silves.

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