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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -7.5392,Lat: 38.2162
Elevation	175 meter above sea level
Local time	3:26:44am
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Évora
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Portel
Name	Amieira e Alqueva

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Amieira	7.8 km	North
2 Marmelar	11.1 km	WestSouthWest
3 Moura	11.7 km	SouthSouthEast
4 São Marcos do Campo	14 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Pedrógão	14.3 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	152 km	NorthWest
2 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	304 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Madrid	Spain	410 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 100 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Guadiana main - Lower - Ardilla, part of the larger catchment area Guadiana. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira do Alqueva (218.4 km² at a height of around 151 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.6 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 29.7 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 42 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 57%, hill: 43%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Alentejo Central

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Faro Airport (at a distance of 137 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

40 km2

50.9%

Nature

10.1 km2

12.9%

Agriculture

16.5 km2

21%

Viticulture

0.5 km2

0.6%

Urban area

0.7 km2

0.8%

Water - Lakes

10.8 km2

13.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Alqueva in country Portugal

Alqueva at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Évora	Portugal	52 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications	Portugal	80 km	NorthEast
3 Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida	Spain	129 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Reguengos	PT	11 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Alqueva
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Moura

Type of weather in Moura	clear sky
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.46 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	80 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	14 hour and 0 minutes
Sunrise :	07:26 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:26 Europe/Amsterdam