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Lucentum

Lucentum, called Lucentia by Pomponius Mela, is the Roman predecessor of the city of , . Particularly, it refers to the archaeological site in which the remains of this ancient settlement lie, at a place known as El Tossal de Manises, in the neighborhood of Albufereta.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: human settlement in Alicante, L’Alacantí, Alicante Province, Spain
  • Also known as: “Ciudad Ibero Romana de Lucentum”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Roman thermae of Lucentum and Playa de la Albufereta.

Museum
Photo: Concepcion AMAT ORTA…, CC BY 3.0.
is a museum, which is situated 110 metres northeast of Lucentum.

Beach
Photo: Akab, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a beach.

Beach
Photo: Museo8bits, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include L’Albufereta and Vistahermosa.

Neighborhood
Photo: timbrighton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
Photo: Vistahermosa, CC BY 3.0.
is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
Photo: Carlos Quesada, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighborhood, which is situated 3 km southwest of Lucentum.

Lucentum

Latitude
38.36474° or 38° 21′ 53″ north
Longitude
-0.43885° or 0° 26′ 20″ west
Open location code
8CCX9H76+VF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 19786157
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q3555926
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Lucentum” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أليكانتي”
  • Basque: “Lucentum”
  • Catalan: “ciutat iberoromana de Lucèntum”
  • Catalan: “Lucèntum”
  • Cebuano: “Alicante (kapital sa lalawigan)”
  • Cebuano: “Alicante”
  • Chinese: “光之城”
  • Dutch: “Lucentum”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “أليكانتي”
  • French: “Lucentum”
  • German: “Lucentum”
  • Greek: “Λευκή Άκρα”
  • Portuguese: “Lucento”
  • Spanish: “Leukante”
  • Spanish: “Leukanto”
  • Spanish: “Lucentum”
  • Spanish: “Tosal de Manises”
  • Spanish: “Tossal de Manises”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tossal de Manises and Parc de l’Arqueòloga Solveig Nordström / Parque de la Arqueóloga Solveig Nordström.

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