Caxias
Caxias is a town in União das freguesias de Oeiras e São Julião da Barra, Paço de Arcos e Caxias, Oeiras, Lisbon District. Caxias is situated nearby to the hamlet Lagoal, as well as near the neighborhood Marchante.Places of Interest
Highlights include Caxias railway station and Gibalta Lighthouse.
Gibalta Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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The Gibalta Lighthouse is an active Portuguese lighthouse located at Oeiras, about 10 km west of the centre of Lisbon. It is a white cylindrical tower with dome and red veins, with illumination being supplied by a red fluorescent light.
Fort of King Luís I
Prison
The Fort of King Luís I, also referred to as the Fort of Caxias and the Fort-prison of Caxias, is located in the parish of Caxias, in the municipality of Oeiras in the Lisbon district of Portugal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Paço de Arcos and Linda a Velha.
Linda a Velha
Town
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Linda a Velha is a town, which is situated 3 km northeast of Caxias.
Porto Salvo
Town
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Porto Salvo is a town, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Caxias.
Caxias
- Type: Town
- Categories: town of Portugal and locality
- Location: União das freguesias de Oeiras e São Julião da Barra, Paço de Arcos e Caxias, Oeiras, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.69836° or 38° 41′ 54″ northLongitude
-9.27168° or 9° 16′ 18″ westOpen location code
8CCGMPXH+88OpenStreetMap ID
node 891706121OpenStreetMap feature
place=townWikidata ID
Q134570941
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In Other Languages
“Caxias” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Caxias”
- “Caxias”
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