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515:Casal Novo
349:2nd Boulou
162:Ordenanças
66:41°16′08″N
58:, Portugal
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647:Pyrenees
637:Pamplona
572:El Bodón
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315:Portugal
267:Santiago
232:Amarante
209:Portugal
154:Strength
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52:Amarante
47:Location
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592:Almaraz
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369:Bascara
364:Capmany
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438:Chaves
419:Roliça
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852:Notes
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783:Porto
779:Soult
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443:Braga
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404:Olhão
383:Malta
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