Almada, Setúbal District, Alentejo Region, Portugal

History | Geography | Almada Fórum | Transport

🇵🇹 Almada is a city and a municipality in Portugal, located on the southern margin of the Tagus River, on the opposite side of the river from Lisbon. The two cities are connected by the 25 de Abril Bridge. Almada is part of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area.

History Human presence in the area of Almada dates to the end of the Neolithic period about 5000 years ago; archeological excavations performed in the municipality suggest that non-sedentary nomadic tribes may have occupied this location sporadically. The gradual development of settlement here made its greatest advance with the coming of Islamic civilization, when Muslims constructed a fort at Almada to defend and monitor the entrance to the Tagus River. Lying across the river from Lisbon, the area of Almada was a crossroads for a succession of various peoples who traded along the Tagus, including Phoenicians, Romans and Moors.

As one of the principal Arab military bases along the southern margin of the Tagus, Almada was conquered by the Christian forces of Afonso I with the aid of English Crusaders in 1147. Alongside these Christians there lived many free Moors and Jews, under the royal protection guaranteed them by Afonso I in the charter of 1170 (which applied to all the former Moorish strongholds at Lisbon, Almada, Palmela and Alcácer).

Almada received a foral from King Sancho I in 1190, although it came at a price: Miramolim Jacub-Abu-Jassuf, son of the Moorish leader who had laid siege to Santarém in 1171, was angered by the Christian victories and gathered a large army. He boldly attacked in the north, conquering Alcácer do Sal and Silves, while forcing the residents of Almada, Palmela and other towns along the Tagus into hiding. It would be some time after the death of Sancho before this region would be restored to Portuguese control.

When this event occurred with the success of the Reconquista in driving the Muslims out, the Order of Santiago, a donatorio of Almada after 28 October 1186, had an important role in the territory (especially between the Tagus and Sado Rivers). In this role, it facilitated the repopulation of acquired territories and was the beneficiary of the various local economies.

Geography Although small in area, the city of Almada has a large population. It is bounded to the south-east by Seixal, to the south by Sesimbra, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and north-east by the Tagus River. At Cacilhas, its main port, ferry boats transport visitors and local residents across to Lisbon daily, while the 25 de Abril Bridge, which spans the Tagus, is traversed by rail, commercial and personal vehicles daily. Almada is considered a transportation hub and a fast-growing suburb; its coast has several sandy beaches and panoramic vistas.

Located in the district of Setúbal, the municipality includes two cities, Almada and Costa da Caparica, and is divided into five civil parishes: • Almada, Cova da Piedade, Pragal e Cacilhas • Caparica e Trafaria • Charneca de Caparica e Sobreda • Costa da Caparica • Laranjeiro e Feijó.

Almada Fórum Almada Forum is the third largest shopping centre in Portugal and in the Iberian Peninsula. It is situated in Vale de Mourelos, in the freguesia of Feijó and municipality of Almada. It opened in 2002 and has a total leasable space of 78,815 m².

It hosts 262 shops, including a big supermarket (Auchan) and 35 restaurants. Almada Forum stretches over three floors.

In 2018, Spanish Merlin Properties bought Almada Forum for 406.7 million Euros.

Transport The 25 de Abril Bridge links Lisbon and Almada, which are on opposite sides of the Tagus river. The municipality is served by a light-rail transit system, the Metro Transportes do Sul, linking it to the suburban rail system (Fertagus) serving Greater Lisbon and the municipality of Seixal.

Almada, Setúbal District, Alentejo Region, Portugal 
<b>Almada, Setúbal District, Alentejo Region, Portugal</b>
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Almada has a population of over 101,500 people. Almada also forms the centre of the wider Almada District which has a population of over 174,030 people. It is also a part of the larger Lisbon District.

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Antipodal to Almada is: 170.85,-38.667

Locations Near: Almada -9.15,38.6667

🇵🇹 Seixal -9.1,38.65 d: 4.7  

🇵🇹 Lisbon -9.133,38.717 d: 5.7  

🇵🇹 Amadora -9.233,38.733 d: 10.4  

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🇵🇹 Sintra -9.383,38.783 d: 24  

🇵🇹 Cascais -9.417,38.7 d: 23.4  

🇵🇹 Setúbal -8.893,38.524 d: 27.4  

🇵🇹 Santarém -8.683,39.233 d: 74.8  

Antipodal to: Almada 170.85,-38.667

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