Alentejo Province

Historic six provinces

Alentejo Province is one of the six historical provinces of Portugal. The province take its name from the Portuguese além Tejo, meaning "Beyond the (River) Tagus".

It was later divided in Alto Alentejo Province and Baixo Alentejo Province.

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