Alicante

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Alicante (red dot) on a map of Spain
Alicante (red dot) on a map of Spain

Alicante is a city in Spain, in the south-east, on the Mediterranean coast, in a Bay in the exit to the sea of the Ravine of the Sheeps. It is the capital of the Alicante province. With a population of 322,431, it is the center of a metropolitan area of 725,395, the eight-largest in Spain. The city is a sea port and a tourist centre.