[ahl-vah-the-te] 
| a city in SE Spain. 92,233. |
| Al·ba·ce·te (āl'bə-sā'tē, äl'vä-thě'tě) A city of southeast Spain west-southwest of Valencia. It was the site of battles between Moors and Christians in 1145 and 1146. Population: 165,000. |
Albacete
provincia (province) in the comunidad autonoma (autonomous community) of Castile-La Mancha, southeast-central Spain. It occupies the southeastern end of the Meseta Central (plateau). Albacete is the driest interior province of the Iberian Peninsula, with about 14 inches (350 mm) average annual rainfall. The south is mountainous or hilly and is crossed by the Jucar and Segura rivers, which are the chief local sources of power and water for irrigation. The Sierra de Alcaraz rises in the west.
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