A detailed introduction of studying in Spain in 51 cities in Spain

1. Spain is a country of Iberian Peninsula in southwest Europe. The Carthaginians once established a colony along the coast of Spain, and they called it Span (Rabbit) because there are many rabbits here. However, span may also have evolved from the Basque word eszpana (coast), or the name of an Iberian tribe. Spain's ancient Roman name was Hispania, from which the present name Spain evolved.

2. Madrid

The Arabic form of the name of the capital and a central province of Spain is Medshrid, which means? Building materials? ，? Wood? With the word matria. At the beginning, wood was abundant here, and Arabs used to build houses.

3. algeciras

A tourist attraction and port in the province of Cadiz in Andalusia in southern Spain. The name originated from the Arabic word Jezir-al-chandra (Green Island). In 711 AD, Arabs from the African desert landed here and were deeply impressed by the endless green Yuan Ye, hence the name.

4. Aragon

A historical region of northeast Spain. The name of this region originated from the Celtic or pre-Celtic ar (mobile), which was used to address the Aragon River, a tributary of the Ebro River, and later became the name of a kingdom and region.

5. Alicante

The name of a province and its capital in southeastern Spain comes from Alkant in Arabic, and the Arabic name comes from the Latin name Lucentum (sparkling, meaning lighthouse).

6. asturias

A historical region of northwest Spain, named after the asturias River, which is a combination of the Iberian words asta (rock) and ura (water).

7. The River Ebro

is located in the north of Spain, and flows southeast to the Mediterranean Sea. The name of the river comes from the ancient Roman name Iberus, which comes from the Basque ebr, and ebr may come from the Celtic iber (River).

8. Coliard

A small town in the northwest of madrid province. The name of this city comes from Spanish escoria (slag, slag), that is, the slag pile left over from mining in ancient Rome. This town is famous for its exquisite architecture and superb art.

9. Estremadura

A historical Spanish province. The name comes from the ancient Roman province of Estremaduri, which in turn comes from the Latin extreme ab duera (the farthest place from the Dura River). Historically, Rome's territory in the Spanish Peninsula extended from the Mediterranean Sea, so Estremaduri was located at the western end of Roman territory.

1. Andalusia

A historical province in southern Spain, named after a Germanic tribe named Vandals. In the 5th century AD, the tribe established the Kingdom of Vandalus here, which is also called Vandalusia (where the Vandalus live). In the 8th century, Arabs occupied the Visigoth Kingdom, and put the initials of the original Vandalusia place name in the Visigoth Kingdom? V? Remove it and it will become the current name.

11. valladolid

A Spanish city is northwest of Madrid. The name is a combination of valle and olid in Spanish. Olid may be the name of the founder and ruler of the city.

12. Balearic Islands

Located in the Mediterranean Sea, near the coast of Spain. Its name may have originated from Phoenician words, meaning? Stone islands? (Compared with Greek, it means? Throwing? 、? Throw stones? The word ballein). The islanders fought for the Romans as stone throwers. However, the name may also have originated from a language older than Phoenician.

13. Valencia

The name of a region in eastern Spain and a province in history. Founded by the Romans in 137 BC, it was named Valencia Tanori, which means? Eden fortress? . The first word? Fortress? (Valencia) remained and became the name of the city now.

14. Barcelona

The name of a province in northeast Spain and its capital. It is said that the city was founded in 23 BC by a Carthaginian general, Hamilcar Barca.

15. The Basque

is located in the northeast of Spain. Named after the Basques, and? Basque? This name comes from vasok (human) in Basque language, which refers to the indigenous people whose languages are different from those of the surrounding ethnic groups.

16. Bilbao

A port city in northwest Spain. The name is derived from the Latin bellum vadum (accessible paddock, which was built at the mouth of the Veon River in Unel).

17. burgos

The name of a province in northeastern Spain and its capital. The name comes from the Gothic language baurgs (resident of the fortified zone). Gothic Burgoni tribe originally lived on the island of Bonn-Holm in northern Europe and Sweden.

18. Cape Finisterre

A cape of northwest Spain. Its name comes from the Spanish word fin de terra (Latin is finiterra), which means? The end of the earth .

19. Granada

The name of a province and a city in Andalusia in southern Spain. The name is said to originate from Spanish? Pomegranate? This is not to say that there are many pomegranate trees there, but because the city is located on four hills separated like pomegranates. It is also possible to combine the Arabic words kum (hill) and nattah (foreigner). What does it mean? A stranger's mountain? .

2. The Keevil River

is located in the south of Spain, flows southwest, and flows into the Atlantic Ocean through Seville. The name comes from Arabic Wad-al-Kebir. Guada? (Gada) is a common first half of Spanish place names, which comes from wadi in Arabic, meaning river and valley.

21. Canary Islands

In the North Atlantic Ocean, near the northwest coast of Africa. Ancient Phoenicians, Carthaginian fever and Roman sailors were familiar with the islands. Roman sailors called it the Tournant Islands, which means? Lucky islands? . Writer San Mao once lived on this island, the first time in modern times? Found it? It was completed by Spanish explorers in 142. They call it Islas Canarias, the Canary Islands, which means? Dog island? Because they have heard the legend that people with dog heads live on the southwest island, and as soon as they landed, they heard the barking of wild dogs in the forest. The English name canaries is related to the island.

22. Catalonia

A historical region of northeast Spain. The origin of the name is unknown, but it is unlikely to come from the combination of the names of the two ethnic groups, Goths and Alani.

23. Castile

A historical province of north-central Spain. The name comes from the Latin morning castellum, which was built to resist the Moors? Fortress zone? .

24. Galicia

A kingdom in the northwest of Spain in history, named after the Ibero-Celtic tribe. The name of the tribe comes from the Celtic word cala (waterway).

25. Cordova

The name of a province and capital of Andalusia in southern Spain. This name may come from the Arabic word karta-tuda (big town).

26. Costa Verde

The northern coast of Spain extends westward from the western border with France to La Coruna. Spanish name, meaning? Green coast? , named after the fertile soil and lush green of the coast.

27. Costa Brava

A section of the eastern coast of Spain, between the French border and Barcelona. Spanish name, meaning? Desolate coast? , refers to the rugged and rocky coastal zone.

28. Costa Blanca

A section of the coast of eastern Spain, between Alicante and Valencia. Spanish name, meaning? White coast? , refers to the bright and clean beach.

29. Costa Delsol

On the southern coast of Spain, Malaga is its tourist center. Spanish name, meaning? A sunny coast? , that is, Rivera, Spain.

3. Costa Dorada, Costadau

A section of the eastern Spanish coast between Barcelona and Valencia. Spanish name, meaning? Golden coast? It is named for its abundant sunshine and vast beaches.

31. La Coruna

A province in Galicia, northwest Spain, and the name of its capital. It is unlikely that it originated from the Latin columna, which refers to the famous lighthouse near Cape La Coruna? The tower of Hercules in Greek and Roman mythology probably originated from the medieval name Coroni (Coronium), although at that time it also had a Roman name Briganti, and La was a Spanish article.

32. Las Palmas

The largest city in the Canary Islands of Spain. The name of the city is Spanish, which means? Palm trees? Palm trees abound here.

33. Leon

The name of a province and capital of northwest Spain is also the name of a kingdom in the history of this region. It originated from the Latin word legio (Legion), which was the residence of the Seventh Legion in Rome.

34. Ciudad real

The name of a province in central Spain and its capital. It's called Spanish, which means? Imperial city? . In the mid-13th century, the city was built by King Alfonso X of Castile Kingdom.

35. Cadiz

The name of a province in southern Spain and its capital. The name comes from the Phoenician gadir (wall), which means? A city surrounded by walls? .

36. Riotinto

What are the names of rivers and riverside towns in southwest Spain? A colored river? The river is yellow because of the mining of copper nearby.

37. Malaga

A province in southern Spain and the name of its capital. The name comes from Phoenician, probably? Service? Maybe it comes from malh or malahah, which means? Saltworks? (that is, the place where the fish is pickled), but it is less likely.

38. Majorca

The largest island in the Balearic Islands in the western Mediterranean, whose Spanish name is Mallorca(insula), is relative to Minorca. The English name system evolved from the ancient Roman name.

39. Minorca

The second largest island in the Balearic Islands in the western Mediterranean. In ancient Rome, it was called Minorica card, which originated from Latin minor, meaning? The smaller one? , and meaning? The bigger one? Mallorca, by comparison. The Spanish name is Menorca, and English sometimes uses it.

4. Murcia

A region of southeast Spain, a historical kingdom. The origin of this name is not clear, whether it originated from the name of a city here in the third century BC or the name of a Roman city has not yet been ascertained.

41. Navarra

A province of northeast Spain. This name was used before the 8th century BC. It probably consists of nava (flat) and arra in Basque, but the meaning of arra is unknown.

42. Palma

The capital of Mallorca and Balearic Islands. Palma is an ancient Roman name (palm). It was translated from the name of Tamar, where the Phoenicians lived here.

43. Pamplona

The capital of Navarra province in northern Spain. When the city was founded in 68 BC, it was named Pompeipolis (Pompeii City) and later evolved into its current name.

44. Saragossa

A city in northeastern Spain, located on the Ebro River, west of Barcelona, was called before the Roman occupation? Sardou? (Salduba), like many towns in the Roman Empire at that time, changed its name to the Roman emperor Augustus in 27 BC, and its full name was Caesarea Augusta. For centuries, it was misused by Goths, Arabs and Spaniards, and finally became the present form, whose Spanish form is Zaragoza.

45. Seville

The name of a province in southern Spain and its capital. This name probably originated from the Carthaginian word sephalas (lower), which may be where the city is located. Depression? It may also be because it is located in the lower reaches of Gwadar Keevil River.

46. The River Tagus

rises in eastern Spain, flows westward through Portugal and flows into the Atlantic Ocean. Its name comes from Iberian, but its meaning is unknown. Maybe it comes from the Latin word tagus (gully, canyon).

47. Cape Trafalgar

is located in southern Spain, between Cadiz and Gibraltar, and its name comes from Arabic Ta.