Almussafes
Municipality in Valencian Community, Spain
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Almussafes (Spanish: Almusafes) is a municipality in the comarca of Ribera Baixa in the Valencian Community, Spain.
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.[2] 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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- Church of San Bartolomé.
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Municipalities of Ribera Baixa
- Albalat de la Ribera
- Almussafes
- Benicull de Xúquer
- Corbera
- Cullera
- Favara
- Fortaleny
- Llaurí
- Polinyà de Xúquer
- Riola
- Sollana
- Sueca
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