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ORIA

Volume 16 · 103 words · 1860 Edition

a town of Spain, in Andalusia, province of Almeria, 32 miles N. of that town. It is ill and irregularly built; and contains a church, several hermitages, and a school. The inhabitants are engaged in agriculture, and linen manufactures. Pop. 5600.

ORIA, or Uritania, a town of Naples, province of Brindisi, and 22 miles W.S.W. of that town, has a picturesque site on a steep hill, surmounted by an ancient castle. It contains a cathedral, and is the see of a bishop. In the vicinity are extensive olive plantations, gardens, orchards, and vineyards. Trade is carried on in honey and wax. Pop. 4820.