Tarragona facts for kids
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
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Inscribed marble base of the Roman Consul Tiberius Claudius Candidus, unearthed in Tarragona and now in the British Museum, 195–199 AD.
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Amphithéâtre of Tarragona and the Mediterranean Sea
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Tarragona Cathedral.
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Plaça del Fòrum.
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Carrer Major during Santa Tecla Festival
See also
In Spanish: Tarragona para niños
National Hispanic Heritage Month on Kiddle
Renowned Hispanic physicians
 | Alexander De Soto |
 | Maria J. Merino |
 | Raquel Eidelman Cohen |
 | Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa |
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