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Aýna, Spain
Village in central Spain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aýna[1] (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈina]) is a small village and municipality in the southern region of the province of Albacete, in the Spanish autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. It is a popular summer vacation destination due to its pleasant scenery and climate. It has a population of over 900 inhabitants, which has declined between 1950 and 2000. Aýna is referred to as "Manchegan Switzerland" due to its location between two mountain ranges.
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The name of Aýna is derived from the Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn) meaning 'spring' or 'source'.[1] The spelling of the town preserves an archaic[2] use of the letter ⟨y⟩, which was common in Old Castilian. Although the historic spelling used the letter ⟨y⟩,[1] the modern spelling contains an accent to indicate the ⟨a⟩ and ⟨ý⟩ belong to different syllables rather than forming a diphthong.[3][1][4] The spelling is notable for having one of the only Spanish language use of the character ⟨ý⟩.[1]
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