Which is the main river flowing through the Portuguese capital of Lisbon?
Port of Lisbon in the north margin of the River Tagus. In 205 BC, the city (known as "Olissippo") was conquered by the Romans. In the 5th Century the Suebi conquered the area, followed by the Visigoths. In AD 714, the Moors conquered Lisbon, expanding the port with their Mediterranean and Atlantic trades. Port of Lisbon The Port of Lisbon (Portuguese: "Porto de Lisboa") is the third largest port in Portugal, located where the River Tagus and the Atlantic Ocean meet, in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon. Due to its strategic location on the Portuguese coast between Europe, Africa, and the Atlantic, the
Signing of the Treaty of Lisbon and 19 October 2007, Portugal, which succeeded Germany as holder of the Presidency, did however insist that the Treaty be signed in Lisbon, the Portuguese capital. This request was granted, and the Treaty was thus to be called the Treaty of Lisbon, in line with the tradition of naming European Union treaties. The Portuguese presidency was appointed to the job of organising a programme and a ceremony for the signing of the treaty in late 2007, later specified to 13 December. At 10:00 the plenipotentiaries from the 27 member states, as well as the presidents of the three main EU