Ardila
The Ardila is a river of Spain and Portugal and a tributary of the Guadiana. Its length is 166 kilometres. A portion of the river forms the Portugal–Spain border.Photo: franciscoantunes, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river of Spain and Portugal
- Also known as: “Ardila River” and “Ribeira de Ardilla”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Alqueva Dam.
Alqueva Dam
Industrial building
Photo: Ceinturion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Alqueva Dam is an arch dam and the centrepiece of the Alqueva Multipurpose Project. It impounds the River Guadiana, on the border of Beja and Évora Districts in the south of Portugal. Alqueva Dam is situated 2½ km west of Ardila.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mouraria de Moura.
Mouraria de Moura
Quarter
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mouraria de Moura is a quarter, which is situated 7 km south of Ardila.
Ardila
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Beja District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Ardila” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Ardila”
- Catalan: “Ardila”
- Cebuano: “Ribeira de Ardila”
- Chuvash: “Ардила”
- Dutch: “Ardila”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ارديلا”
- Estonian: “Ardila jõgi”
- French: “Ardila”
- German: “Ardila”
- Irish: “Abhainn Ardila”
- Italian: “Ardila”
- Japanese: “アルディーラ川”
- Macedonian: “Ардила”
- Persian: “آردیلا”
- Portuguese: “Rio Ardila”
- Russian: “Ардила”
- Spanish: “Ardila”
- Spanish: “Río Ardila”
- Upper Sorbian: “Ardila”
- Venetian: “Fiume Ardila”
- Vietnamese: “Ardila River”
- Welsh: “Afon Ardila”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Moncarxa and Alqueva.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Alqueva Reservoir and Alqueva Dam.
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