Lisbon

Lisbon (Lisboa) is the capital of Portugal. It is located on one of the sides of the Tagus River (Rio Tejo, in portuguese).

Name
There are a lot of theories about the name, including origin from the Phoenicians, the Greeks, the Visigoths and the Muslims:
 * "Olisipone" a name from a Greek legend, in which Ulysses founded Lisbon and gave it that name;
 * "Olissipona" as "Olisipone" mixed with Latin;
 * "Oliosipon" by Ptolemy;
 * "Ulishbona" by the Visigoths;
 * and "Al-Lixbûnâ" or "Al-Ushbuna" by the Muslims (Mozarabes).

Song : La vai Lisboa.

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