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Tarraco is the ancient name of the current city of Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain). During the Roman Empire, it was one of the major cities of the Iberian Peninsulaand capital of the Roman province called Hispania Citerior or Hispania Tarraconensis. The full name of the city at the time of the Roman Republic was Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco. In 2000, the archaeological ensemble of Tarraco was declared a World heritage site by UNESCO.