Alconaba

Coordinates: 41°43′25″N 2°23′07″W / 41.72361°N 2.38528°W / 41.72361; -2.38528
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Alconaba is a municipality in the

Castilla y León, Spain. It belongs to the Comarca de Campo de Gómara
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In the Catholic hierarchy, Alconaba belongs to the Diocese of Osma-Soria, which is part of the Archdiocese of Burgos.

In addition to Alconaba proper, the municipality includes the villages of Cubo de Hogueras, Martialay and Ontalvilla de Valcorba.

Toponymy

The current name, like many placenames in Spain, is an adaptation of the original Arabic name: al-qunnaba, meaning "hemp".

References

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.