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Tortosa
Spain, also known as Kingdom of Spain, is one of the oldest inhabited regions on the planet. It is a country which is located in Southern Europe, and politically organized as a parliamentary monarchy. It is the largest sovereign nation of the three nations that make up the Iberian Peninsula. Administratively, Spain is divided into 50 provinces, grouped into 17 autonomous communities and 2 autonomous cities with a high degree of autonomy. The name Spain comes from the Latin name Hispania whose capital is Madrid which is also the largest city of the Country.
Tortosa is the capital of the comarca of Baix Ebre, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain, located at 12 metres above the sea, by the Ebre river. The population of the city was 30,088 in 1996. It was conquered from the Moors by the Count Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona in 1148.
The disputation of Tortosa, one of the famous disputations between Jews and Christians of the middle Ages, was held in the years 1413 and 1414 in the city of Tortosa, Spain. Among the participants on the Jewish side were Profiat Duran and Rabbi Yosef Albo as well as other Rabbinic scholars such as Rabbi Zerachia HaLevi, Rabbi Moshe ben Abbas, and Rabbi Astruc HaLevi. Each one was a representative of a different community.
Tortosa enjoys a very good reputation amongst worldwide travelers and hence is one of the most visited places in Spain.
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