Terra de Miranda
Terra de Miranda
Tierra de Miranda | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Miranda do Douro | |
 Locations of Terra de Miranda in Portugal | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| District | Bragança |
Terra de Miranda ("Land of Miranda") (Tierra de Miranda in
. It used to be an administrative division, and although it does not correspond to a modern-day region's borders, there are some cultural characteristics particular to Terra de Miranda that keep the name in use to the present day.Festa do Avante!
of 2005.It has been a border region between different administrative areas of the
Arabs and the Christians
. Although the etymology of the word Miranda is still debated, it is believed to mean "border".
Among the best known cultural features of the area are the
bagpipe
music.