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Guarda (gwär`də), city (1991 pop. 18,215), capital of Guarda dist., N central Portugal, in Beira Alta. On the slopes of the Serra da Estrela, it is Portugal's highest city (c.3,400 ft/1,040 m) and is a winter sports resort. Guarda is also the commercial center of an agricultural region, producing metals, leather, and alcoholic beverages. It has an old fort, a castle, and a Gothic cathedral.

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No references found			The Guarda Civil are understood to have encountered difficulty in identifying the decomposed male and female, who could have died more than two months ago. Grisly find may be walker; Bodies in cave spark fears for missing man by The Journal (Newcastle, England) The Guarda Civil have said their enquiries remain at an early stage, but they have so far struggled to identify the victims, who could have died more than two months ago. Victims found shot in cave; Concern for missing man by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) In Portugal, fires raged in the northern Oporto and Guarda districts, near Coimbra, Viseu, Castelo Branco and Lisbon as well as the southern town of Beja. Forest fire out of control near Athens by AFP / AFP Global Edition			guaranty bonds Guard guard ammunition guard arm guard band guard bar guard bead guard board guard cell guard circle Guard Duty Guard Hair guard lock guard magnet Guard Mounting guard post guard rail guard relay guard ring guard screen guard shield guard signal guard system guard wire guard-electrode system Guarda Guardafui guarded guarded command Guarded Horn Clauses Guardhouse Guardi Guardi, Francesco Guardia, Tomás Guardian guardian and ward guardian angel Guardian Angels Day Guardian Black Dog Guardian, The Guardianship guarding Guardini, Romano Guardrail guardrail system Guards Guards, Soviet Guare, John Guareschi, Giovanni Guarini, Battista Guarini, Guarino			Guard Recruiting Assistant Program guard relay guard ring guard ring guard rings guard rings guard screen guard shield guard ship guard signal guard system Guard tour patrol system Guard Unit Armory Device Full Crew Interactive Simulation Trainer Guard Vessel Leak Detector guard wire guard's van guard's van guard's vans guard, bite guard, night guard, oral cavity Guard, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Identification Badge guard-electrode system Guard-forward Guard-railing Guard-railing Guard-railing Guard/Reserve Matters Office guard’s van Guarda Guarda Nacional Republicana Guardable Guardafui Guardafui Guardage guardant guarded guarded guarded guarded guarded Guarded (Disturbed song) Guarded (Disturbed song) Guarded (Disturbed song) Guarded (Disturbed song) Guarded (song) Guarded (song) Guarded (song) Guarded (song) guarded against guarded against guarded against guarded against Guarded command Guarded command Guarded Command Language Guarded Command Language Guarded Frame Synchronization guarded frequencies Guarded Horn Clauses

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