Faro, Portugal

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Faro, officially the City of Faro, is a city and a municipality in southern Portugal. It is the capital of both the Algarve region and the Faro District, as well as the southernmost city on the Portuguese mainland. Faro municipality covers an area of 202.57 km2 (78.21 sq mi) and, as of 2024, had 80,316 inhabitants, making it the second most populous municipality in the Faro District (Algarve region) after Loulé. The city proper had 56,299 inhabitants in 2024, the largest urban population in the region. Faro District has a total population of 492,747 residents (2024). Faro lies on the shore of the Ria Formosa lagoon, a protected nature reserve and hosts the region’s international airport and university. Founded as Ossonoba in antiquity, Faro was a settlement during the Phoenician and Roman periods and later served as a Moorish port known as Santa Maria Ibn Harun. It became part of the Kingdom of Portugal in 1249 and was elevated to city status in 1540. Since 1756, following the devastation...

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