Matalascañas

Matalascañas is the name of an Atlantic beach and coastal resort town within the Municipality of Almonte, in southwestern . It is known for having an ancient upside down tower on the sand called Torre de la Higuera, one of the seven defensive towers…
  • Village with about 2,890 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (70 feet)
  • …is also known as “Torre de la Higuera”
  • Description: locality in Huelva
  • Postal code: 21760

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Latitude
36.999° or 36° 59′ 56″ north
Longitude
-6.54789° or 6° 32′ 52″ west
Open location code
8C8MXFX2+JR
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Open­Street­Map feature
place = village
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Matalascañas” goes by many names.
MatalascañasBasque
MatalascañasCatalan
Matalascañas o Torre de la HigueraCatalan
MatalascañasCebuano
MatalascañasDutch
MatalascañasEsperanto
MatalascañasGalician
Matalascañas o Torre de la HigueraGalician
מטלאסקניאסHebrew
マタラスカニャスJapanese
마탈라스카냐스Korean
MatalascañasLuxembourgish
ماتالسکناسPersian
МаталасканьясRussian
MatalascañasSwedish
ماتالاسکانیوسUrdu

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