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Bandera de Tarragona
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Escut de Tarragona
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Tarragona ( TARR-ə-GOH-nə, also TAR-- Phoenician: Tarqon; Latin: Tarraco) is a port city located in northeast Spain on the Costa Daurada by the Mediterranean Sea. It was founded before the 5th century BC, it is the capital of the Province of Tarragona, and part of Tarragonès and Catalonia. The city has a population of 201,199 (2014).

Images for kids

  • CIL II 4114

    Inscribed marble base of the Roman Consul Tiberius Claudius Candidus, unearthed in Tarragona and now in the British Museum, 195–199 AD.

  • Amphithéâtre de Tarragona

    Amphithéâtre of Tarragona and the Mediterranean Sea

  • Cathedral of Tarragona 01

    Tarragona Cathedral.

  • Plaza del Forum, Tarragona

    Plaça del Fòrum.

  • Carrer Major, Tarragona

    Carrer Major during Santa Tecla Festival

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