Somport

Somport is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees on the border of France and Spain. It lies on the French Way of the Way of Saint James. The pass is the end of the Via Tolosana and the starting point of the Aragonese Way.
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  • Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,632 metres
  • Description: mountain pass between France and Spain
  • Also known as: “Canfranc”, “El Somport”, “Port d’ Urdos”, “Puerto de Somport”, “Puerto de Sumport”, “Somport-pas”, “ソンポール・スキー場”, “松波尔山口”, and “松波爾特”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Hospital de Somport.

Protected area
Photo: CHV, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a protected area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Candanchú.

Hamlet
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is a ski resort situated near the town…

Somport

Latitude
42.7958° or 42° 47′ 45″ north
Longitude
-0.5248° or 0° 31′ 29″ west
Elevation
1,632 metres (5,354 feet)
Open location code
8CJXQFWG+83
Open­Street­Map ID
node 251163999
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­saddle
Geo­Names ID
3108717
Wiki­data ID
Q389859
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In Other Languages

From Aragonese to Turkish—“Somport” goes by many names.
  • Aragonese: “Somport”
  • Asturian: “Somport”
  • Basque: “Somport”
  • Bulgarian: “Сомпорт”
  • Catalan: “Somport”
  • Cebuano: “Somport”
  • Chinese: “松波尔特”
  • Chinese: “鬆波爾特”
  • Czech: “Somport”
  • Danish: “Col de Somport”
  • Danish: “Somportpasset”
  • Dutch: “Col du Somport”
  • Esperanto: “Somport”
  • French: “col du Somport”
  • French: “Col du Somport”
  • German: “Somport”
  • Hebrew: “סומפורט”
  • Italian: “passo del Somport”
  • Italian: “Passo del Somport”
  • Japanese: “ソンポルト峠”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Col du Somport”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Còth deu Sompòrt”
  • Persian: “سامپورت”
  • Slovenian: “Somport”
  • Spanish: “Somport”
  • Swedish: “Somport”
  • Turkish: “Somport Geçidi”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Urbanización Aludes and Cima de Candanchú.

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