Vall d'Albaida | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
![]() Location of Vall d'Albaida in the Valencian Community | |
Coordinates: 38°50′30.64″N 0°32′52.59″W / 38.8418444°N 0.5479417°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Autonomous community | ![]() |
Province | Valencia |
Capital | Ontinyent |
Municipalities | List
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Area | |
• Total | 722.22 km2 (278.85 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 89,798 |
• Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
Demonym | |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Largest municipality | Ontinyent |
Vall d'Albaida (Valencian pronunciation: [ˈvaʎ dalˈbajða], Spanish: Valle de Albaida) is a comarca in the province of Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain.
Reconquered by the Aragonese king James I of Aragon in the first half of the 13th century it was heavily populated by Muslims until the Expulsion of the Moriscos from the Kingdom of Valencia in 1609.[1]