Medina Sidonia is a city and municipality in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia, southern Spain. Considered by some to be the oldest city in Europe, it is used as a military defence location because of its elevation.

Medina-Sidonia

Type: Residential area
Also known as: “11023”
Location: Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

36.4609° or 36° 27′ 39″ north

Longitude

-5.9348° or 5° 56′ 5″ west

Population

11,900

Elevation

78 metres (256 feet)

Open location code

8C8PF368+83

OpenStreetMap ID

way 91903479

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

GeoNames ID

6356938

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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Medina-Sidonia” goes by many names.

French: “Medina-Sidonia”
German: “Medina Sidonia”
Portuguese: “Medina Sidônia”
Spanish: “Medina Sidonia”

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