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Markina-Xemein is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. The origin of the town's name lays in its geographic location. The last town in Biscay, Markina lays between Guipuscoa and Biscay. Coming from the Spanish word "marca" meaning "mark", Markina-Xemein marks the location where the Guipuzkoanos often battled the Bizkainos.

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municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. A municipality is typically governed by a mayor and a city council or municipal council.
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Biscay (Basque Bizkaia, Spanish: Vizcaya) is a province of the Basque Country belonging to Spain (see map).

It is generally accepted that Bizkaia, the original Basque term means something like the mountain or the cliff.
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Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco
Euskal Autonomia Erkidegoa

Flag Coat of arms

Anthem: Eusko Abendaren Ereserkia
Capital Vitoria-Gasteiz
Official language(s) Spanish and Basque
Area
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Motto
"Plus Ultra"   (Latin)
"Further Beyond"
Anthem
"Marcha Real" 1
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Biscay (Basque Bizkaia, Spanish: Vizcaya) is a province of the Basque Country belonging to Spain (see map).

It is generally accepted that Bizkaia, the original Basque term means something like the mountain or the cliff.
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Gipuzkoa
Guipuscoa (Spanish: Guipúzcoa, Basque Gipuzkoa) is a province of the Basque Country, in Spain.

It is bordered by the provinces of Biscay and Álava, the Autonomous Community of Navarre, the French Department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, and
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Biscay (Basque Bizkaia, Spanish: Vizcaya) is a province of the Basque Country belonging to Spain (see map).

It is generally accepted that Bizkaia, the original Basque term means something like the mountain or the cliff.
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Biscay (Basque Bizkaia, Spanish: Vizcaya) is a province of the Basque Country belonging to Spain (see map).

It is generally accepted that Bizkaia, the original Basque term means something like the mountain or the cliff.
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Abadiño (Abadiano in Castillian) is a town located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, in the north of Spain, about 35 km from the provincial capital of Bilbao.
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Abanto y Ciérbana-Abanto Zierbena is a municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, in the North of Spain.

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Ajangiz is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

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Alonsotegi is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

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Amorebieta-Etxano or Zornotza are two different names for the same town and municipality located in Biscay in the Basque Country, Autonomous Community in the North of Spain.
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Amoroto' is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

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Arakaldo is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

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For the sanctuary located in Oñati, see .


Arantzazu is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.
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Artzentales is a municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

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Areatza (in Basque and officially; in Spanish, Villaro) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.
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Arrankudiaga is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

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Arratzu is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

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Arrieta is a small town in the basque country thats lays in the upper fields of Sollube, one of the highest mountains in this area.

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Arrigorriaga is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

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Artea is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

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Atxondo is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

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Aulesti is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

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Bakio is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. Famed locally for its stunning beach with steep cliffs but golden sands, the town has recently undergone significant urban renewal with the
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Balmaseda (Basque; formerly called Valmaseda in Spanish) is a town in the Encartaciones (Basque: Enkarterriak) region of Biscay in the Spanish Basque Country. It is located approximately 30 km (18 miles) south-west of Bizkaia's capital city, Bilbao.
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Barakaldo (not to be confused with the Cuban and Guinean cities called Baracaldo), is an industrial river-port municipality in the Basque Country in Spain. It is located in the Biscay (Bizkaia) province, administratively included in the "Basque Autonomous Community", on
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Barrika is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

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Basauri is a major municipality of Biscay, in the Basque Country. It belongs to the conurbation of Greater Bilbao, being only a few kilometers south of Bilbao. It is an industrial town that also includes monuments such as the tower-house of Ariz.
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