Algarve
Faro District
Silves

Silves

Silves is a city in , and has about 6,340 residents. Silves is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .
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  • Type: City with 6,340 residents
  • Description: city seat of Silves municipality
  • Historically known as: “Cilpes” and “Shilb”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Silves Cathedral and Câmara Municipal de Silves.

Church
Photo: Husond, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a former cathedral in the city of Silves, in the of southern . A mosque, built during the Moorish rule of the Iberian Peninsula, was originally located in its current place, and was later mostly restructured and converted into a Catholic cathedral after the Reconquista.

Town hall
Photo: Peter Broster, CC BY 2.0.
is a town hall.

Photo: Lusitana, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Estômbar and Porches.

Town
is a town in the civil parish of , in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,985, in an area of 24.21 km2.

Town
is a civil parish/freguesia in the municipality of Lagoa in Portugal, about 10 km east of the city of Lagoa. The population in 2011 was 2,011, in an area of 15.64 km2. It was elevated to the status of a town on July 12, 2001. is situated 8 km southeast of Silves.

Town
Photo: Pacanherros, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town and a former civil parish in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish . The population in 2011 was 4,019, in an area of 3.86 km2. is situated 9 km southwest of Silves.

Silves

Latitude
37.18941° or 37° 11′ 22″ north
Longitude
-8.43958° or 8° 26′ 23″ west
Population
6,340
Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)
United Nations Location Code
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”
  • Serbian: “Силвеш”
  • Spanish: “Silves”
  • Turkish: “Silves”
  • Ukrainian: “Сілвеш”
  • “Silves”

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