Biscay
Biscay (/ˈbɪskeɪ, ˈbɪski/;[1][2] Basque: [Bizkaia] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) [bis̻kai.a]; Spanish: Vizcaya [biθˈkaʝa]) is a province of Spain, lying on the south shore of the bay with the same name. The name also refers to a historical territory of the Basque Country. Its capital city is Bilbao.
| Historical Territory of Biscay1 | |
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| Coordinates: 43°15′N 2°59′W / 43.250°N 2.983°WCoordinates: 43°15′N 2°59′W / 43.250°N 2.983°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community | 23x15px Basque Country |
Biscay Media
- Santimamine-Santimamiñe.JPG
Entrance of Santimamiñe cave, in Busturialdea
- Forua, poblado romano.JPG
Roman town remains in Forua
- Portugalete Casa Torre Lope Garcia de Salazar.jpg
Monument to Lope García de Salazar (1399-1476), opposite one of his tower houses, in Portugalete
- GernikakoArbola-improved.jpg
The historic Oak of Gernika, symbol of the Basque institutions
- Gaztelugatxe Connected.jpg
Gaztelugatxe, in Bermeo
- Urkiola.jpg
Untxillaitz, in Urkiola mountain range
- Bizkaiako kosta 2.gif
Coast of Biscay from Elantxobe eastwards
- Comarcas de Bizkaia.png
Map of Biscay's regions or "comarcas"
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