Oporto, Portugal

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Oporto, 0 pore too, a city and seaport of Portugal, situated on the Douro River about 3 miles from its mouth and 172 miles northeast of Lisbon. The location of the city, nestling on the hillsides between two rocky headlands, is picturesque, and in the upper and modern part of the town the wide avenues command a fine view of the river below and the ocean beyond. The prominent buildings are the "Tower of the Clergy," the Crystal Palace, the Gothic Cathedral, several schools and churches and the English factory house. The manufacturing establishments are important and include sugar refineries, tanneries, distilleries and manufactories of beverages, pottery, fabrics and jewelry. Port wine, to which the town gives the name, constitutes the principal article of trade. As the chief industrial city of Portugal, the harbor facilities have recently been extensively improved. Population in 1900, 167,955.