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Algarve
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Algarve (əlgär`və), historic province, 1,958 sq mi (5,070 sq km), extreme S Portugal, coextensive with Faro dist. The capital is Faro Faro (fä`rō), town (1991 pop. 31,966), capital of Faro dist. and of Algarve, S Portugal.
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, and other important cities are Silves, Portimão, and Lagos Lagos (lä`gsh), city (1991 pop. 12,956), Faro dist.
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. Much fruit (almonds, citrus, grapes, olives, figs, pomegranates) is grown in the Algarve, and there is also mining, offshore fishing, and cork processing. The region is the chief resort area of Portugal. The region was settled by the Phoenicians and later prospered under the Moors, who made it their last stronghold in Portugal. Alfonso III completed its reconquest in 1250.


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To meet Universal Service Obligation (USO) requirements, PT will deploy SkyEdge VSATs at remote community centers in southern Portugal's Algarve region to provide citizens with rural telephony, fax and Internet access.
To meet Universal Service Obligation (USO) requirements, PT will deploy SkyEdge VSATs at remote community centers in southern Portugal's Algarve region to provide citizens with telephony, fax and Internet access.
Working from the new franchise's corporate office in the heart of Lisbon, Jose Manuel Pereira plans to open as many as 125 offices serving Lisbon, Porto, the Algarve region and ultimately the rest of Portugal.
 
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