Tortosa
Tortosa
(
Latin
Dertusa
,
Arabic
طرطوشة
Ṭurṭūšah
) is the capital of the
comarca
of
Baix Ebre
, in the province of
Tarragona
,
Catalonia
,
Spain
, located at 12 metres above the sea, by the
Ebre
river. Population 30,088 (1996). It was conquered from the
Moors
by the Count
Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona
in
1148
.
See also
Bishop of Tortosa
For the city in Syria called Tortosa during the
crusades
, see
Tartous
.
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