Mérida

Mérida is the capital of the Extremadura region in Spain. Founded in 25 BC, Mérida was once the capital of the Roman province of Lusitania. The city of 59,000 people still has numerous well-preserved Roman ruins, the group of which were declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1993.
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  • Locality with about 58,200 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 240 metres (790 feet)
  • …is also known as “06083”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Proserpina Dam and Esparragalejo Dam.
Alonso de Mendoza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a Roman gravity dam built… is situated 4 km east of Mérida.
The was a Roman multiple arch… is situated 3½ km southwest of Mérida.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Esparragalejo.
Adolfobrigido, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a municipality of Spain in the… is situated 4 km southwest of Mérida.

Mérida

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Latitude
38.974° or 38° 58′ 26″ north
Longitude
-6.413° or 6° 24′ 47″ west
Open location code
8CCMXHFP+HR
Geo­Names ID
6355948

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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Urdu—“Mérida” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “ሜሪዳ፣ እስፓንያ”
  • Arabic: “ماردة”
  • Arabic: “مريدا”
  • Azerbaijani: “Merida”
  • Belarusian: “Горад Мерыда”
  • Bulgarian: “Мерида”
  • Catalan: “Mèrida”
  • Chinese: “梅里達”
  • Esperanto: “Merido”
  • Extremaduran: “Méria”
  • Georgian: “მერიდა”
  • Greek: “Μέριδα”
  • Hebrew: “מרידה”
  • Japanese: “メリダ”
  • Korean: “메리다”
  • Latin: “Emerita Augusta”
  • Latvian: “Merida”
  • Lithuanian: “Merida”
  • Macedonian: “Мерида”
  • Marathi: “मेरिदा”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mérida i Spania”
  • Persian: “مریدا”
  • Russian: “Мерида”
  • Serbian: “Мерида”
  • Sicilian: “Merida”
  • Tajik: “Иёлоти Мерида”
  • Thai: “เมรีดา”
  • Ukrainian: “Меріда”
  • Urdu: “میریدا”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pantano de Proserpina and Albarregas Roman bridge.

Extremadura: Highlights

Learn more about Mérida and Badajoz.
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