Talk:Algarve

message: This page should actually read "Portuguese Algarve," as the original Moorish Kingdom of Algarve was partitioned between Spain and Portugal, and the two even fought over the title of "King of the Algarve." See http://www.google.co.in/#hl=en&expIds=17259,18167,26442,27868&xhr=t&q=Spanish+Algarve&cp=12&pf=p&sclient=psy&site=&source=hp&aq=0&aqi=&aql=&oq=Spanish+Alga&gs_rfai=&pbx=1&fp=a54b69a33f3366d3
I suspect the Spanish Algarve is larger than the Portuguese.... There is also a need to create a page on the Spanish Algarve.   —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.182.37.247 (talk) 12:19, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: This article is about the real NUTS division of Portugal, which does not have a comparable NUTS division in Spain. This is in comparison to any existent regional context that may have existed in the past. Although there may have existed a Portuguese and Spanish Algarve as a histo-cultural area, this namespace refers to current socio-political entity created within the framework of the European Union. Ruben JC (Zeorymer) (talk) 15:08, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Spanish Algarve 

message: I suppose this article should be merged with Faro (district) since the region is now called Faro after it's capital like in other Iberian regions.
: When I was in school Portugal had 11 regions (caled "Provícias") and 18 districts caled "distritos". Algarve is a província and Faro a district. A region was not the same thing as a district. What has changed and where can I get + info about it ?. Take a look at :pt:Algarve and  :pt:Distrito de Faro. My opinion is that, in this subject, we should wait for the Portuguese language Wikipedia to change first. --OsvaldoGago 21:10, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I am strongly against such merger. The Algarve and the district of Faro do have the same area, but they're different concepts. The Algarve is a region, the district of Faro is an administrative entity. Besides, if the articles were to be meged, which would be main article and which would redirect? I can't imagine Wikipedia without an article about the Algarve, and it would be awkward for the district of Faro to lose its article when all the other Portuguese districts have their own articles.--Húsönd 18:12, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge with Faro? 

message: Although Al'Garb Al'Andalus is a history stub, there does not seem to be much to say about it, other than that the name was used. I'm suggesting a merger with Algarve. Copying the current paragraph to some other article on the history of Portugal might also be a good option. FilipeS 14:44, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Proposal to merge Al'Garb Al'Andalus into this article

message: Not too sure what this has to do with Tourism in the Algarve. I notice that there is already a reference to this under Praia da Luz and as such I doubt the relevance of it here. I'm removing it for the time being, if Wiki users desperately want it back then I suggest it be retitled "Notable events" or merged with the History section. VTSPOWER 10:29, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree; the Praia da Luz mention is needed since this village is inextricably linked in international media reports with the disappearance. However, the connection with this article is too remote. TerriersFan 16:26, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Madeleine McCann

message: Praia da Marinha, Lagoa was classified as one of the 100 most beautiful and well preserved beaches of the world.
Where is this from?--Catpochi (talk) 07:05, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I've removed this, as no ref has been provided. Carl.bunderson (talk) 22:28, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reference? 

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message: As many Portuguese friends have pointed out (and one or two Arabic speakers!), it is unnecessary to add 'The' in front of Algarve, as the Al part means the same thing - and 'The The West' would be a ridiculous name for a region. So, I'm happy to edit this article to remove the error, but I think it might be wise to check here first whether that would appear overly pedantic. We could of course add a brief explanatory note that in some other countries (especially the UK) a redundant additional definite article is often added in colloquial speech. Is that a constructive contribution?Perry Pat Etic Poleaxe (talk) 11:43, 10 October 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm afraid that your Portuguese friends have misled you. A definitive article is always used in Portuguese. The Algarve is O Algarve. While the region's name origin in fact does come from the Arabic for "the west" (Al-Gharb), "Al" is in no way a definitive article in Portuguese. There is no redundancy in saying The Algarve as the name is Portuguese, albeit of Arabic origin, and has no literal definition in Portuguese as it is purely a proper name (therefor no one is ever saying "the the west"). I am from Portugal and literally any portuguese will refer to the region as o Algarve, I have no idea what your friends are talking about. Similarly, the views of Arabic speakers in the matter are not germane. Cristiano Tomás (talk) 22:02, 10 October 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you for that highly informative reply, Cristiano. The Portuguese definite article can cause confusion when supplanted into English - hence the tendency of British travel firms to still refer to Porto as 'Oporto', but I take your point. It might, conceivably, be a result of most of my Portuguese contacts coming from the north of the country - but you've persuaded me that we don't need to make a change to this article. 'Much appreciated.Perry Pat Etic Poleaxe (talk) 12:42, 11 October 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Duplicated definite article 

message: The region is called "Algarve," not "The Algarve." When translating from Romance languages into English, the article is normally dropped, especially for proper nouns.  We don't translate "la France" as "the France." The article needs to be corrected to reflect this.  98.156.119.111 (talk) 02:18, 19 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  “The Algarve”