Alentejo

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Alentejo is a large, sparsely populated region in southern Portugal known for its rolling plains, cork oak forests, vineyards, and historic whitewashed towns.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf region of Portugal
bordersCountry Spain
bordersRegion Algarve
Centro Region
Lisbon District
surface form: Lisbon Region
capital Évora
containsCity Beja District
surface form: Beja

Elvas
Grândola
Moura
Portalegre
Reguengos de Monsaraz
Santiago do Cacém
Serpa
Sines
Vila Viçosa
Évora
country Portugal
hasClimate Mediterranean climate
hasSubregion Alentejo Central
Alentejo Litoral
Alto Alentejo
Alentejo self-linksurface differs
surface form: Baixo Alentejo
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications
Historic Centre of Évora
isSparselyPopulated true
knownFor cork oak forests
cork production
gastronomy
megalithic monuments
olive groves
olive oil production
rolling plains
rural tourism
traditional music
vineyards
whitewashed towns
wine production
locatedIn Alentejo self-linksurface differs
surface form: southern Portugal
mainEconomicActivity agriculture
cork industry
livestock farming
tourism
wine industry
officialLanguage Portuguese
populationDensity low
timeZone Western European Time
timeZoneDST Western European Summer Time
traditionalCheese Queijo Nisa
Queijo Serpa
traditionalDish açorda alentejana
migas alentejanas

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São Bento do Cortiço e Santo Estêvão locatedIn Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo region
São Bento do Cortiço e Santo Estêvão regionType Alentejo
this entity surface form: NUTS2 Alentejo
São Domingos de Ana Loura locatedIn Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo region
São Domingos de Ana Loura hasRegionType Alentejo
this entity surface form: NUTS2 Alentejo
Veiros (Estremoz) locatedIn Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo region
Veiros (Estremoz) locatedIn Alentejo
Borba locatedIn Alentejo
Estremoz marble placeOfOrigin Alentejo
Vendas Novas locatedIn Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo region
Vendas Novas locatedIn Alentejo
Arraiolos locatedIn Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo region
Arraiolos partOf Alentejo
Redondo locatedIn Alentejo
Redondo countrySubdivision Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo Region
Portel locatedIn Alentejo
Portel region Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo Region
Alandroal locatedIn Alentejo
Alandroal historicRegion Alentejo
Sousel locatedIn Alentejo
Sousel partOf Alentejo
this entity surface form: NUTS2 Alentejo
Montemor-o-Novo Municipality partOf Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo region
Montemor-o-Novo Municipality partOf Alentejo
this entity surface form: NUTS 2 Alentejo
Montemor-o-Novo Municipality locatedInGeographicRegion Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo plain
Redondo Municipality locatedIn Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo region
Borba Municipality locatedIn Alentejo
Portel Municipality locatedIn Alentejo
Mourão Municipality countrySubdivision Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo Region
Mora locatedIn Alentejo
subject surface form: Mora (Portugal)
Arraiolos Municipality locatedIn Alentejo
this entity surface form: Alentejo region
Arraiolos Municipality partOf Alentejo
this entity surface form: NUTS 2 Alentejo
Sousel Municipality locatedIn Alentejo
Sousel Municipality partOf Alentejo
this entity surface form: NUTS2 Alentejo
Mourão locatedIn Alentejo
Mourão partOf Alentejo
this entity surface form: NUTS 2 Alentejo