What is "cadiz"

from Latin Gades (Greek Gadeira), from Phoenician gadir "fort, enclosure." Related: Gaditan (from Latin adjective Gaditanus).\n

n. a port city in Andalusia, Spain

Cádiz (, ; see other pronunciations below) is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the province of Cádiz, one of eight which make up the autonomous community of Andalusia.

Cádiz, the oldest continuously inhabited city in Spain and one of the oldest in western Europe, has been a principal home port of the Spanish Navy since the accession of the Spanish Bourbons in the 18th century. The city is a member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network. It is also the site of the University of Cádiz.

Situated on a narrow slice of land surrounded by the sea‚ Cádiz is, in most respects, a typically Andalusian city with a wealth of attractive vistas and well-preserved historical landmarks. The older part of Cádiz within the remnants of the city walls is commonly referred to as the Old Town (Spanish: Casco Antiguo). It is characterized by the antiquity of its various quarters (barrios), among them El Pópulo, La Viña, and Santa María, which present a marked contrast to the newer areas of town. While the Old City's street plan consists of narrow winding alleys connecting large plazas, newer areas of Cádiz typically have wide avenues and more modern buildings. In addition, the city is dotted with numerous parks where exotic plants flourish, including giant trees "supposedly" brought to Spain by Columbus from the New World.

Cadiz ( ) is a city in Spain.

Cadiz or Cádiz may also refer to:

• Gulf of Cadiz, the arm of the Atlantic nearby
• Bay of Cadiz, the body of water between the city's main island and the mainland
• Bay of Cadiz (comarca), the Spanish county on the mainland beside Cadiz
• Cadiz (province), the Spanish province including Cadiz
• Cadiz (Spanish Congress Electoral District), its electoral district
• Cadiz (wine region), the Spanish terroir around Cadiz

• Cadiz, Negros Occidental, in the Philippines
• Cadiz, California, in the United States
  • Cadiz Dry Lake nearby
• Cadiz, Illinois
• Cadiz, Indiana, in the United States
• Cadiz, Kentucky, in the United States
• Cadiz, Ohio, in the United States

• Nueva Cádiz, Venezuela (archaeological site)
• "Cadiz" (Albéniz), a composition by Isaac Albéniz
• Amoco Cadiz, an oil tanker that sank in 1978, causing the fifth-largest oil spill in history.
• CADIZ, an acronym for the Canadian Air Defense Identification Zone.
• CADiZ, software tools for working with Z notation.
• Cadiz CF (Cádiz Club de Fútbol), a soccer team based in Cadiz, Spain.
• Cadiz Stradivarius, an antique violin crafted by Antonio Stradivari in 1722.
• HMS Cadiz, two ships of the British Royal Navy.
• Battle of Cádiz (disambiguation), the name of several battles near Cadiz

Cadiz is a composition by Isaac Albéniz, originally written for piano. After the composer's death, his publisher included it in an enlarged edition of the Suite española. The suite comprises pieces with geographical titles; in this case the title refers to the Spanish city of Cádiz or its province.

Cádiz is one of the 52 electoral districts (circunscripciones) used for the Spanish Congress of Deputies—the lower chamber of the Spanish Parliament, the Cortes Generales. It was first contested in modern times in the 1977 General Election. At the time of the 2008 election, Jerez de la Frontera was the largest municipality with 158,000 voters out of the total electorate of 939,000, followed by Cádiz (105,000), Algeciras (86,000), San Fernando (75,000) and El Puerto de Santa María (65,000).

Cádiz is a Spanish appellation describing Vino de la Tierra wines whose terroir is located in the autonomous region of Andalusia. Vino de la Tierra is one step below the mainstream Denominación de Origen indication on the Spanish wine quality ladder.

The area covered by this geographical indication comprises the following municipalities: Arcos de la Frontera, Chiclana de la Frontera, Chipiona, El Puerto de Santa María, Jerez de la Frontera Prado del Rey, Puerto Real, Rota, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Olvera, Setenil, Villamartín, Bornos, Trebujena and San José del Valle, in the province of Cádiz (Andalusia, Spain).

It acquired its Vino de la Tierra status in 2005.