Comunidad Valenciana

Languages: Spanish; Catalan.

Major cities and notable towns:

• Valencia (Catalan Val�ncia), capital of the province of the same name, famous festival of the Fallas in March 19.
• Castell�n de la Plana (Catalan Castell� de la Plana), capital of the province of the same name.
• Alicante (Catalan Alacant), capital of the province of the same name, famous for its hard nougat or turr�n duro (Catalan torr�).
• Jijona[?] (Catalan Xixona), famous for its soft nougat or turr�n de Jijona (Catalan torr� de Xixona).
• Elche (Catalan Elx), famous for the wood of palm trees called Palmeral, and for the Mystery Play, which has been declared part of World Heritage by the UNESCO.
• Villareal[?], important producer of ceramics and brick.
• Elda[?], important producer of shoes.
• Bu�ol[?] (Catalan Bunyol) famous for the Tomatina, on the last wednesday of August.

Includes the provinces (Spanish administrative division):

• Castell�n (province)
• Valencia (province)
• Alicante (province)

Major rivers:

• Turia[?] (Catalan T�ria)
• J�car[?] (Catalan X�quer)
• Segura[?]