Ariza is a municipality in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon

Aragon

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Spain

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. It is located in the Almazán

Almazán

Almazán is a municipality located in the province of Soria, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 5,755 inhabitants.- External links :*...

 basin, near the western boundary of Aragon, 142 km from Zaragoza

Zaragoza

Zaragoza , also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain...

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Ariza is located 763 meters above sea level on the left bank of the Jalón river, is the city gate of Castile, which was long in dispute between Castile and Aragon.

The population is 1267 inhabitants, although it increases in summer and holidays due to the tourism.