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Coordinates: 37°0′52″N 7°56′7″W / 37.01444°N 7.93528°W / 37.01444; -7.93528
colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.25em; background-color: Template:Geobox2 color;" | Algarve
colspan="2" style="text-align: center; background-color: Template:Geobox2 color;" | Region
Cidade de Silves.jpg
The city of Silves, the old capital of the Algarve .
Name origin: algarve from Arabic: الغرب the west
CountryPortugal
CapitalFaro
 - elevation11 m (36 ft)
 - coordinates37°0′52″N 7°56′7″W / 37.01444°N 7.93528°W / 37.01444; -7.93528
Highest pointFóia
 - locationSerra de Monchique
 - elevation902 m (2,959 ft)
 - coordinates37°18′54″N 8°35′47″W / 37.31500°N 8.59639°W / 37.31500; -8.59639
Lowest pointSea level
 - locationAtlantic Ocean
 - elevationm (0 ft)
Length143 km (89 mi), East-West
Width63 km (39 mi), North-South
Area4,996.80 km² (1,929 sq mi)
Density89 /km² (231 /sq mi)
GDP (nominal)2013 estimate
- Total€ 7.232 billion
- Per capita€ 16,300
The Algarve region, in red, in Portugal
The Algarve region, in red, in Portugal
Wikimedia Commons: Algarve
Statistics from INE (2011)

The Algarve (from Arabic: الغرب al-Gharb "the West") is the southernmost region of continental Portugal. The capital of the Algarve is the city of Faro. There is an international airport and a public university (University of Algarve).

The present region of Algarve coincides with the old province of the same name and with the Faro district. The main economic activity in the region is tourism because its beaches and its historical buildings.

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