The Raval
El Raval is a neighborhood in the Ciutat Vella district of Barcelona, the capital city of Catalonia. The neighborhood, especially the part closest to the old port, was formerly known as Barri Xinès or Barrio Chino, meaning "Chinatown".
- Quarter with about 45,700 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (70 feet)
- …was formerly known as “Barrio Chino”
- Description: administrative quarter in Barcelona in Ciutat Vella, Barcelona, Spain
- Also known as“El Raval”“El Raval neighorhood”“El Raval neighourhood”“Raval”
Places of Interest
Highlights include La Rambla and Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sant Antoni and Gothic Quarter.
Sant Antoni
Sant Antoni is a neighborhood in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia.
Gothic Quarter
The Gothic Quarter is the historic centre of the old city of Barcelona.
The Raval
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Latitude
41.37985° or 41° 22′ 48″ north
Longitude
2.16868° or 2° 10′ 7″ east
Open location code
8FH495H9+WF
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“The Raval” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Էլ Ռավալ”
- Basque: “El Raval”
- Catalan: “Barri del Raval”
- Catalan: “Barri xino”
- Catalan: “El Raval”
- Catalan: “Raval de Barcelona”
- Catalan: “Raval”
- Chinese: “Raval拉巴尔区”
- Chinese: “Raval拉巴爾區”
- Chinese: “埃尔拉瓦尔”
- Chinese: “拉巴尔”
- Chinese: “拉巴爾”
- Croatian: “El Raval”
- Czech: “El Raval”
- Czech: “Raval”
- Dutch: “El Raval”
- Dutch: “Raval”
- Esperanto: “El Raval”
- French: “El Raval”
- French: “Raval”
- Galician: “El Raval”
- German: “El Raval”
- Hebrew: “אל רבאל”
- Irish: “El Raval”
- Italian: “El Raval”
- Italian: “Raval”
- Japanese: “エル・ラバル”
- Japanese: “ラバル地区”
- Korean: “라발 / 바리 크시니스”
- Malagasy: “El Raval”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “El Raval”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Raval”
- Norwegian: “El Raval”
- Persian: “ال رابال”
- Polish: “El Raval”
- Polish: “Raval”
- Portuguese: “El Raval”
- Romanian: “El Raval”
- Romanian: “Raval”
- Russian: “Эль Раваль”
- Slovenian: “El Raval”
- Slovenian: “Raval”
- Spanish: “Barri del Raval”
- Spanish: “Barrio Chino de Barcelona”
- Spanish: “Barrio del Raval”
- Spanish: “Barrio el Raval”
- Spanish: “El Raval”
- Spanish: “Raval”
- Swedish: “El Raval”
- Swedish: “Raval”
- Turkish: “El Raval”
- Ukrainian: “Ель Раваль”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Santa Maria del Pi and el Call.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sikh Gurudwara Gurdarshan Sahib Ji and Casa Leopoldo.
Barcelona: Highlights
Learn more about Eixample and Gràcia.
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