Alcalar Megalithic Site
The Megalithic Monuments of Alcalar are a group of burial tombs that comprise a Calcolithic necropolis, located in the civil parish of Mexilhoeira Grande, municipality of Portimão, Portugal.Photo: Notafly, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: group of burial tombs in Mexilhoeira Grande, Portugal
- Also known as: “Centro de Interpretação de Alcalar”, “Centro Interpretativo das Ruínas Megalíticas de Alcalar”, “megalithic monuments of Alcalar”, “Megalithic Monuments of Alcalar”, “Necrópole de Alcalar”, “Ruínas Megalíticas de Alcalar”, and “Túmulos Megalíticos de Alcalar”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mexilhoeira Grande and Alvor.
Mexilhoeira Grande
Town
Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mexilhoeira Grande is a civil parish in the municipality of Portimão in the southern Portuguese region of the Algarve. The population in 2011 was 4,029, in an area of 91.15 km². Mexilhoeira Grande is situated 5 km southwest of Alcalar Megalithic Site.
Alvor
Photo: Bryan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alvor is a town and freguesia in Portimão, in the southern Algarve region of Portugal. It is a holiday base for visiting the Ria de Alvor Nature Reserve, and has a nice beach.
Odiáxere
Town
Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Odiáxere is a town and civil parish in the municipality of Lagos, Portugal. The population in 2021 was 3,046, up from 2,984 in 2011, in an area of 31.85 km2. Odiáxere is situated 8 km southwest of Alcalar Megalithic Site.
Alcalar Megalithic Site
- Categories: megalith, archaeological site, cultural heritage, recreation area, and historic site
- Location: Mexilhoeira Grande, Portimão Municipality, Faro District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.19882° or 37° 11′ 56″ northLongitude
-8.5881° or 8° 35′ 17″ westOpen location code
8C9H5CX6+GQOpenStreetMap ID
way 36970201OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q1747799
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Alcalar Megalithic Site” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Monuments megalítics d’Alcalar”
- French: “monuments mégalithiques d’Alcalar”
- French: “Monuments mégalithiques d’Alcalar”
- German: “Alcalar”
- Portuguese: “Conjunto pré-histórico de Alcalar”
- Portuguese: “Monumentos de Alcalar”
- Portuguese: “Monumentos Megalíticos de Alcalar”
- Portuguese: “Necrópole Megalítica de Alcalar”
- Portuguese: “Povoado Calcolítico de Alcalar”
- Russian: “Алкалар”
- Spanish: “Monumentos megalíticos de Alcalar”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tholos de Alcalar 9 and Centro de Acolhimento e Interpretação Monumentos visitáveis.
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