Etymology: além-Tejo Portuguese for beyond the Tagus or across the Tagus (note: Lezíria do Tejo is partly of the left margin of the Tagus and partly on the right margin of the Tagus)
Geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010)
This article is about the NUTS 2 statistical region. For the cultural region, see Alentejo. For the historical province, see Alentejo Province. For the two traditional provinces into which it is divided, see Alto Alentejo Province and Baixo Alentejo Province.
Alentejo Region (Portuguese pronunciation:[ɐlẽ'tɛʒu]) is one of the seven NUTS 2 regions of Portugal. It covers all of the historical Alentejo Province and part of the historical Ribatejo and Estremadura provinces.
The greater region is defined within Portugal by the land bordering the left bank of the river Tagus to the North and extending to the South where it borders the Algarve region. The origin of its name, "além" + "Tejo" combined as Alentejo, literally translates to "Beyond-the-Tagus". However, a large part of the subregion Lezíria do Tejo is located on the right bank of the Tagus. The Alentejo is completely located beyond the left margin of the Tagus River.
Its main cities are Évora, Elvas, Portalegre, Beja, Moura, Serpa, Sines and Santarém.
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