la Foia
la Foia is a village in Elche, Costa Blanca, Valencian Community and has about 2,200 residents. la Foia is situated nearby to the locality El Plantío, as well as near the hamlet Daimés.Photo: Santi.ibarra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Torre del Gall and La Alcudia.
La Alcudia
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Alcudia, also l'Alcúdia, is an archaeological site near Elche and the Vinalopó river corresponding to the ancient city of Ilici. The coastline of the lower Segura and Vinalopó región has changed substantially in the last 15,000 years, and by 1 CE, the site was located in one of the two branches of the Vinalopó delta that discharged into a now disappeared Sinus Ilicitanus. La Alcudia is situated 3 km north of la Foia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include el Raval de Sant Joan and Oasis (La Marina).
el Raval de Sant Joan
Neighborhood
Photo: Espencat, Public domain.
el Raval de Sant Joan is a neighborhood, which is situated 5 km north of la Foia.
Oasis (La Marina)
Village
Photo: Josecarlosdiez, CC BY 3.0.
La Marina is a village in Spain on the Costa Blanca. It is located in the comarca of Baix Vinalopó, in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community. La Marina adjoins Guardamar del Segura to the south, with the salt pans of Santa Pola to the north. Oasis (La Marina) is situated 8 km southeast of la Foia.
la Foia
- Type: Village with 2,200 residents
- Categories: single entity of population and locality
- Location: Elche, Costa Blanca, Alicante, Valencian Community, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.213° or 38° 12′ 47″ northLongitude
-0.68358° or 0° 41′ 1″ westPopulation
2,200Elevation
26 metres (85 feet)Open location code
8CCX6878+5HOpenStreetMap ID
node 2063695754OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageWikidata ID
Q956720
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“la Foia” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Foia d’Elx”
- Catalan: “la Foia”
- Spanish: “Foia d’Elx”
- Spanish: “La Foia”
- Spanish: “La Hoya”
- “Foia”
- “Foia d’Elx”
- “La Foia”
- “La Hoya”
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