Extremadura

/ estremaˈðura /

noun

a region of W Spain: arid and sparsely populated except in the valleys of the Tagus and Guardiana rivers. Area: 41 593 sq km (16 059 sq miles)

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The most heavily affected zones were here in the north-west, including the regions of Castilla y León and Galicia, plus the western region of Extremadura.

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The western Spanish region of Extremadura, which also has substantial marshlands, has seen 17 cases.

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He was arrested in Spain's western Extremadura region and has appeared in court charged with a criminal offence.

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They also protested in the north-eastern region of Catalonia, the southern region of Andalusia and Extremadura in the west.

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They were gifted to Cyprus by the autonomous community of Extremadura in Spain which hosts 90-95% of all vultures in Europe.