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Strategically important Gibraltar was ceded to Great Britain by Spain in 1713. In a 1967 referendum, Gibraltarians ignored Spanish pressure and voted overwhelmingly to remain a British dependency. The name Gibraltar comes from the Arabic _Jabal al Tariq_ that stands for "Tariq's mountain"
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Strategically important Gibraltar was ceded to Great Britain by Spain in 1713. In a 1967 referendum, Gibraltarians ignored Spanish pressure and voted overwhelmingly to remain a British dependency. The name Gibraltar comes from the Arabic Jabal al Tariq, which stands for "Tariq's mountain"
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Strategically important Gibraltar was ceded to Great Britain by Spain in 1713. In a 1967 referendum, Gibraltarians ignored Spanish pressure and voted overwhelmingly to remain a British dependency. The name Gibraltar comes from the Arabic Jabal al Tariq, which stands for "Tariq's mountain"