page_title: Basque Country (greater region)
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Basque Country (greater region) / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Dolmen in Bilar (Araba, Basque Country, Spain) Euskara: Sorginaren txabola (Bilar, Arabako Errioxa, Araba)
context_page_description: The Basque Country is the name given to the home of the Basque people. The Basque country is located in the western Pyrenees, straddling the border between France and Spain on the coast of the Bay of Biscay. Euskal Herria is the oldest documented Basque name for the area they inhabit, dating from the 16th century.
  It comprises the Autonomous Communities of the Basque Country and Navarre in Spain and the Northern Basque Country in France. The region is home to the Basque people, their language, culture and traditions. The area is neither linguistically nor culturally homogeneous, and certain areas have a majority of people who do not consider themselves Basque, such as the south of Navarre.
caption: Dolmen in Bilar (Álava)
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