Menorca

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Satellite image of Menorca

Menorca (Spain, Catalan: Menorca) is the most east of the Balearic Islands.

Geography

Menorca is located east of Mallorca. It has an area of 694.39 km² (268.11 sq mi). About 88,000 people live there. The main town is Mahón, which has about 27,000 people.

History

Menorca was influenced by the Minoans. Later it was ruled by Carthage, and by Rome after the Punic Wars. From the 5th century AD there was a seat of a bishop on Menorca. The Vandals invaded but the Byzantine Empire recovered Menorca in 534. The Moors took over in 903. In 1287 the Christians took it back and enslaved the Muslims.

Later Menorca was ruled by the Kingdom of Mallorca. In 1334 it became part of Aragon, which later became part of Spain. In 1713 the British conquered Menorca but in 1781 the Spanish recovered it in the American Revolutionary War.

Economy

Menorca lives mainly on tourism. There is one airport near the main city.

Menorca Media

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  Coat of Arms of Minorca20th Century adopted by the Minorca Council based on the Medieval Seal of the Minorca University.

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  Historic map of Minorca by Piri Reis

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  The siege of Fort St. Philip in 1756

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  British warships at anchor in Mahón after the 1798 capture of Menorca

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  Maó harbour

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  Menorquín horse ridden by caixer at festes

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  Bottle of Gin Xoriguer, the typical gin from Menorca. It is very often mixed with lemonade.

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  Cleopatra butterfly, male, in Menorca July 2009

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  Municipal boundaries in Menorca

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  Enlargeable, detailed map of Menorca

Other websites

• Menorca Facebook Page
• Pictures Photographs of Menorca Archived 2019-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
• Island government of Minorca
• UNESCO's Minorca Biosphere Reserve Archived 2006-10-10 at the Wayback Machine