Euskal Herria
the Basque Country

More general information about the Basques and the Basque language in other page. Here, we display several tables with the main placenames: The seven Basque provinces Geographic or administrative regions, political terms Main placenames in the Northern Basque Country (under France) Main placenames in the Southern Basque Country (under Spain) You can find all basque placenames in another Geocities site: http://www.reocities.com/CollegePark/5062/topo2.html

Euskal informazioa ingelesez dago hemen, erdaldunei begira pentsatua baitago. Hiru ataletan dago banatua: 1. Toponimo zerrenda laburrak (orri honetan). 2. Informazio orokorra hemen. 3. Azalpenak politikaz hemen. Euskal Herriko toponimo izendegia osoa (4.500 izen), beste gune batean dago: Euskal Herriko toponimo izendegia..

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Euskal Herria (the Basque Country) is formed by seven provinces. The seven Basque provinces
* 4 provinces under Spain	* name in French (F) or English (E)	* Basque
Álava	-	Araba
Guipúzcoa	-	Gipuzkoa
Navarra	Navarre (F, E)	Nafarroa
Vizcaya	Biscaye (F), Biscay (E)	Bizkaia
* 3 provinces under France	* name in Spanish (S) or English (E)	* Basque
Basse Navarre	Baja Navarra (S), Low Navarre (E)	Nafarroa Beherea / Baxenabarre (1)
Labourd	-	Lapurdi
Soule	-	Zuberoa
(1) Nafarroa Beherea is the favoured standard Basque name for this province, although Baxenabarre is used by locals and is also considered correct.

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Geographic or administrative regions, political terms
Name in Spanish (S), French (F) or English (E)	Basque	remarks
Aquitaine (F)	Akitania	French administrative region where the Basque provinces are included.
Basque Country (E)	Euskal Herria	Our nation, seven provinces divided between two powerful states.
Comunidad Autonoma Vasca - CAV (S)	Euskal Autonomia Erkidegoa - EAE	Basque autonomous country under Spain, formed by Bizkaia, Gipuzkoa and Araba
Euskadi	Euskal Herria	A political neologism, the proper word for Basque Country is Euskal Herria. Euskadi is normally used just to mean CAV-EAE.
Euskalerria, Euskalherria	Euskal Herria	Usual incorrect spellings of the basque name of our country.
Euzkadi	Euskal Herria	A political neologism. It was coined with this spelling, but now Euskadi is favored (see Euskadi).
Navarra (S), Navarre (F, E),	Nafarroa (Nafarroa Garaia + Nafarroa Beherea)	Low and High Navarre were united till 1512 (spanish invasion) in an independent kingdom. Usually Navarre or Nafarroa refers today to High Navarre proper (Nafarroa Garaia in basque), and this forms an autonomous community by itself within Spain.
Northern Basque Country (E)	Ipar Euskal Herria, Iparralde	Basques refer this way to the part under France
Pais Vasco (S)	Euskal Herria	beware! Spanish usually mean just CAV-EAE when they use this
Pais Vasco-Frances (S)	Ipar Euskal Herria	Spanish usually call this way to the Northern Basque Country
Pays Basque (F)	Euskal Herria	beware! French usually mean just Northern Basque Country when they use this
Pays Basque-Espagnol (F)	Hego Euskal Herria	French usually mean just CAV-EAE or Southern Basque Country when they use this
Pyrenees Atlantiques (F)	Pirinio Atlantiarrak	French department where the basque provinces are included. The department itself is included in the Aquitaine region (see Aquitaine).
Southern Basque Country (E)	Hego Euskal Herria, Hegoalde	Basques refer this way to the part under Spain
Treviño (S)	Trebiño	Politically part of Castille, in Spain, but considered by locals and the rest of the Basques as part of Araba province. It is situated within Araba, as a matter of fact.
Vascongadas (E)	-	Spanish usually mean just CAV-EAE when they use this. Some independetists use the same tern as a despective way to call the insufficient CAV-EAE

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Main placenames in the Northern Basque Country
French	Basque
Aldudes	Aldude
Anglet	Angelu
Ascain	Azkaine
Aussurucq	Altzürükü
Bayonne	Baiona
Biarritz	Miarritze
Bidart	Bidarte
Cambo-les-Bains	Kanbo
Ciboure	Ziburu
Cize / Pays de Cize	Garazi
Guéthary	Getaria
Hasparren	Hazparne
Hendaye	Hendaia
Iholdy	Iholdi
Iraty	Irati
La Rhune	Larrun
Larrau	Larrañe
Mauleon	Maule
Mixe / Pays de Mixe	Amikuze
Saint-Etienne-de-Baïgorry	Baigorri
Saint-Jean-de-Luz	Donibane-Lohizune
Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port	Donibane-Garazi
Saint-Palais	Donapaleu
Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle	Senpere
Sainte-Engrâce	Santa Grazi
Sare	Sara
Tardets	Atharratze
Ustaritz	Uztaritze
In several areas of this region, another minority language is spoken (Occitan). Check placenames and information here.

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Main placenames in the Southern Basque Country
Spanish	Basque
Aézcoa	Aezkoa
Alsasua	Altsasu
Amorebieta	Zornotza
Amurrio	Amurrio
Andoáin	Andoain
Azcoitia	Azkoitia
Azpeitia	Azpeitia
Baracaldo	Barakaldo
Barañáin	Barañain
Barranca	Sakana
Baztán	Baztan
Beasáin	Beasain
Bermeo	Bermeo
Bilbao	Bilbo
Burlada	Burlata
Durango	Durango
Duranguesado	Durangaldea
Éibar	Eibar
Encartaciones	Enkarterriak
Estella	Lizarra
Fuenterrabía	Hondarribia
Galdácano	Galdakao
Goyerri	Goierri
Guecho	Getxo
Guernica	Gernika
Guetaria	Getaria
Hernani	Hernani
Irún	Irun
Laguardia	Biasteri
Las Arenas	Areeta
Legazpia	Legazpi
Leiza	Leitza
Lequeitio	Lekeitio
Llanada Alavesa	Arabako Lautada
Llodio	Laudio
Marquina	Markina
Mondragón	Arrasate
Mundaca	Mundaka
Nanclares de Oca	Langraiz
Olite	Erriberri
Ondárroa	Ondarroa
Orduña	Urduña
Pamplona	Iruñea / Iruña (1)
Pasajes	Pasaia
Plencia	Plentzia
Portugalete	Portugalete
Rentería	Errenteria / Orereta
Ribera	Erribera
Rioja Alavesa	Arabako Errioxa
Roncal	Erronkari
Salazar	Zaraitzu
Salvatierra	Agurain
San Sebastián	Donostia
Sangüesa	Zangoza
Santurce	Santurtzi
Sestao	Sestao
Sopelana	Sopela
Tafalla	Tafalla
Tolosa	Tolosa
Treviño	Trebiño
Tudela	Tutera
Valmaseda	Balmaseda
Vergara	Bergara
Villafranca de Oria	Ordizia
Villava	Atarrabia
Vitoria / Vitoria-Gasteiz (2)	Gasteiz
Zarauz	Zarautz
Zumárraga	Zumarraga
Zumaya	Zumaia
(1) Regarding the name of the capital of Nafarroa, Iruña is the co-official Basque form, but according to the Basque Language Academy, the correct Basque name is not that, but Iruñea (2) The doublet Vitoria-Gasteiz is the one and only official name of this city, capital of the province of Araba. But that is just an absurd hybrid, that is not a Basque name.

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Mapak / Maps

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Location of the Basque Country in Europe, and provinces (names in Basque). The Basque Autonomous region is depicted in blue, Nafarroa is yellow, and the provinces under French administration are red.

Map of Euskal Herria published in a 1996 issue of the National Geographic magazine.
Most placenames are in Spanish and French.

Official languages areas in the province of Nafarroa: Basque is co-official north of the green area, it has limited rights in the green "mixed" area, and has no rights at all south of it.

• Iturria / Source:
  • Euskal Herriko Udalen Izendegia. Euskaltzaindia, Bilbo, 1979.
  • Nafarroako herri izendegia / Nomenclator euskérico de Navarra. Nafarroako Gobernua - Euskaltzaindia, Iruñea, 1990.
  • Euskal Herriko Autonomi Elkarteko Herrien Izenak / Relación de las Poblaciones de la Comunidad Autónoma Vasca. Eusko Jaurlaritza - Euskaltzaindia, Gasteiz, 1986.
• Loturak / Links: Basque links are displayed in this page.
• Eguneratua / Last updated: 1999.01.10

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