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World Travel Guide - Gibraltar - Overview
World Travel Guide - Gibraltar - Overview, Visa and Passport requirements, vacation advice, holiday guide, international travel, travel agent, business trip, flights and hotels. [eng]
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World Travel Guide - Gibraltar - History & Government
Gibraltar derives its name from Tariq Ibn Zeyad (Gibel Tariq - Tarik's Mountain), who led the eighth-century conquest of
Spain by a combined force of Arabs and Berbers crossing from Africa. [eng]
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Brief history of Gibraltar
200 years later after the fall of Algerciras to the Christian forces, the city of Gibraltar was extended as far
as Southport Gates. The present line of Main Street is almost the same today as it was 600 years ago
when it was built by the Muslims. It was during the capture of Gibraltar by the Castillians (1309-1333) that
the streets of the lower town were constructed and Gibraltar became a substantial city. [eng]
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Gibraltar Postage Stamps
Stamps of the Rock of Gibraltar. [eng]
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Gibraltar History & Politics
Britain became interested in Gibraltar in the time of Oliver Cromwell, but the opportunity to capture it did not arise until the war of the
Spanish Succession. It was then seized by a combined Anglo-Dutch fleet under Admiral Rooke, and British sovereignty was then formalised
in 1713 by The Treaty of Utrecht. [eng]
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Gibraltar Point - History
A short history of the reserve. [eng]
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