The Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe, comprising Spain and Portugal. Also refers to the ancient region inhabited by Iberian peoples.
Latin 'Iberia' from Greek 'Iberes', possibly from the Ebro River (ancient 'Iberus'). The name may derive from Basque 'ibar' meaning valley or riverbank.
Iberia's name connects to one of Europe's oldest river systems, the Ebro, showing how ancient peoples often named vast regions after the waters that sustained them.
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