Almussafes facts for kids
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Almussafes
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Almussafes town hall
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 Almussafes
Location in Spain
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| Country |  Spain |
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| Autonomous community |  Valencian Community |
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| Province | Valencia | |
| Comarca | Ribera Baixa | |
| Judicial district | Carlet | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 10.77 km2 (4.16 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) | |
| Population
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| • Total | 8,932 | |
| • Density | 829.3/km2 (2,148.0/sq mi) | |
| Demonyms | Almussafenc, almussafenca | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| Postal code |
46440
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| Official language(s) | Valencian | |
Almussafes (Spanish: Almusafes) is a municipality in the comarca of Ribera Baixa in the Valencian Community, Spain.
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History
Almussafes was originally a Muslim hamlet, consisting of several farmhouses and a tower. There was a customs office there (in Arabic Masaf (مصاف), from which the name of the town comes: Almasaf) to collect the transit rights of the merchandise entering and leaving the neighboring city of Valencia. In 1672, it was separated from the Benifaió municipality.
Facilities
The town of Almussafes is host for an important factory of the Ford Motor Company.
Gallery
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Racef Tower, (Racef (رصيف) means "sidewalk") built between the 9th and 12th centuries.
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Church of San Bartolomé.
See also
In Spanish: Almusafes para niños
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