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Valencia (Autonomous Community) The autonomous community of Valencia (Valencian: Comunitat Valenciana or Pas Valenci; Spanish (Castilian): Comunidad Valenciana) is located at the east of Spain. It is historically known as the Kingdom of Valencia (Regne de València in Valencian, Reino de Valencia in Spanish). Its languages are Spanish (Castilian) and Valencian (legal denomination of the Catalan language). The community of Valencia is divided into three provinces: Major Valencian cities and notable towns include: - Valencia (Valencian Valncia) 780.653, capital of the province of the same name, in the river Turia. Famous festival of the Fallas in March 19.
- Alicante (Valencian Alacant) 316.178, capital of the province of the same name, in the mediterranean coast. Famous for its hard nougat or turrn duro (Valencian torr dur) and Postiguet, Albufereta and San Juan Beaches. The famous festival of the Bonfires of Saint John is in June. The city hall and the Santa Barbara Castle are historical monuments.
- Castelln de la Plana (Valencian Castell de la Plana) 160.714, capital of the province of the same name.
- Elche (Valencian Elx) 207.163, famous for the wood of palm trees called Palmeral, and for the Mystery Play, which has been declared part of World Heritage by the UNESCO.
- Torrevieja (Valencian Torrevella) 77.943, in the south, very important touristic centre with a lot of hotels, apartments and touristical houses. With La Mata Beach.
- Orihuela (Valencian Oriola) 67.731, in the Segura river, historical city with palaces, churches and the Cathedral, in the "Vega Baja" (Valencian Vega Baixa), a very rich kitchen garden with oranges, lemon and other products.
- Benidorm 64.267, a major holiday resort, dubbed Beniyork because of its many skyscrapers — including Spain's tallest, the 52-storey Gran Hotel Bali.
- Elda,54.086 important producer of shoes and wine in the Vinalopo land.
- Jijona (Valencian Xixona), near Alicante, famous for its soft nougat or turrn de Jijona (Valencian torr de Xixona).
- Villarreal (Valencian Vila-real), important producer of ceramics and brick.
- Buol (Valencian Bunyol) famous for the Tomatina, on the last Wednesday of August.
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