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    Fårö Church (Swedish: Fårö kyrka) is the main church on Fårö island in Sweden, in the Diocese of Visby. Parts of the church were built in the 14th century...
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    Albufeira (category Populated places in Faro District)
    [alβuˈfɐjɾɐ] , locally [aɫbʷˈfeɾɐ, aɫbˈfeɾɐ]) is a city and municipality of Faro District in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. The population in 2021...
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  • Conceição e Estoi (category Parishes of Faro, Portugal)
    Conceição e Estoi is a civil parish in the municipality of Faro, part of the Portuguese Algarve, formed in 2013 from the merger of the former parishes...
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    Lagos, Portugal (category Populated places in Faro District)
    1580s, but was defended by its inhabitants, resulting in Drakes sack of Faro. But, the coast was under regular attack of other pirates and corsairs, in...
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  • He practiced as a notary in Loulé and in Faro. He also became president of the Municipalities of Loulé and Faro in the period between 1923 and 1941. As...
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    from Albania. The harbour is small and has little trade. The lighthouse Faro della Palascìa, at approximately 5 kilometres (3 miles) southeast of Otranto...
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    location in 1861. In 1901, the chapel was renovated and extended from a single nave to a transept. In October 1956, a further extension of the chapel was planned...
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    History of Lagos, Portugal (category Faro District)
    Lagos is a city in the District of Faro, in Portugal. According to tradition, the city was founded about 2,000 years before the Birth of Christ, having...
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    Valdichiesa in the center of the island. The other smaller villages are Capo Faro, Pollara and Lingua. There are currently approximately 2,300 residents living...
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    Silves Cathedral (category Churches in Faro District)
    his rule, in 1577, that the bishopric seat was transferred from Silves to Faro, a more prosperous city located by the coast. In the next centuries the interior...
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