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Northern Spain is a region in .
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is the capital and largest city of in , and one of Spain's five largest cities, but it is one of the least known outside of Spain.

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, with a population of about 350,000, is the largest city in 's . is perhaps the best place in the world to experience the ancient culture and language of the Basque people, which has stubbornly held its own over thousands of years and is now completely unlike any modern-day culture in Europe.

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Donostia-San Sebastián is a major city in the , an Autonomous Community of Spain. Donostia/San Sebastian boasts one of the best in-city beaches in Europe.

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is a region in the north of . Despite seeing limited tourist traffic compared to other regions, it holds a wealth of unique sights, with villages and towns rich in architectural history picturesquely extending on the hillsides and in the valleys in the midst of the barren, mountainous countryside…

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The is a region in Northern Spain. The name can also refer to all the land of the Basques from a historical, cultural, linguistic and identity standpoint.

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is an autonomous community in northern , bordered by , , and Castile and Leon. The region is popular because of its food and well known internationally thanks to the Rioja wine.

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is a region in Northern Spain. is one of the historic Basque districts, with its Basque features conspicuous in the north, while virtually absent on the southern fringes.

Northern Spain

Latitude of center
42.0248° or 42° 1′ 29″ north
Longitude of center
-1.9775° or 1° 58′ 39″ west
Wiki­data ID
Q14208861
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Northern Spain” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Հյուսիսային Իսպանիա”
  • Basque: “Iparraldeko Espainia”
  • Belarusian: “Паўночная Гішпанія”
  • Belarusian: “Паўночная Іспанія”
  • Catalan: “Nord d’Espanya”
  • Dutch: “Noord-Spanje”
  • Esperanto: “Norda Hispanio”
  • French: “Nord de l’Espagne”
  • Galician: “Norte de España”
  • German: “Nordspanien”
  • Greek: “Βόρεια Ισπανία”
  • Hebrew: “צפון ספרד”
  • Irish: “Tuaisceart na Spáinne”
  • Italian: “Spagna settentrionale”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nord-Spania”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Nord-Spania”
  • Russian: “Пиренеи”
  • Russian: “Северная Испания”
  • Slovenian: “Severna Španija”
  • Spanish: “Norte de España”
  • Venetian: “Spagna setentrionałe”
  • Vietnamese: “Bắc Tây Ban Nha”
  • Welsh: “Gogledd Sbaen”

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