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Alicante () is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city was 337,482 , the second-largest in the Valencian Community. Toponymy The name of the city echoes the Arabic name Laqant () or al-Laqant (), which in turn reflects the Latin Lucentum and Greek root Leuké (or Leuka), meaning "white". History The area around Alicante has been inhabited for over 7000 years. The first tr…