Pamplona

High school (ages 12+)
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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/pamplona

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Where is Pamplona?Cuenca de Pamplona, Chartered Community of Navarre, Spain
2. How many people live in Pamplona?208,243 inhabitants (as of 2024)
3. How high is Pamplona?Approximately 450 meters (1,480 feet) above sea level
4. What is the capital of Pamplona?Capital of the Chartered Community of Navarre
5. What language do people speak in Pamplona?Official languages are Spanish and Basque (Euskara)
6. When was Pamplona built?Traditionally founded as Pompaelo by Pompey circa 75 BC

Cuenca de Pamplona: The geographical basin surrounding Pamplona, shaped by the Arga River.
Encierro: The Spanish term for the Running of the Bulls event during the San Fermín festival.
Ebro River: The second-longest river in Spain, into which the Arga River flows.
Visigothic Rule: The period when the Visigoths, a Germanic people, ruled parts of the Iberian Peninsula.