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Avila (city)

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Capital of Avila province, central Spain, situated 1,100 m/3,609 ft above sea level 90 km/56 mi northwest of Madrid, and enclosed on three sides by mountains; population (2001) 49,700. It has a Gothic cathedral and the convent and church of St Teresa, who was born here. The medieval town walls are among the best preserved in Europe.

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