Alcántara

Also known as Alcantara

thumb|235px|The Alcántara Bridge.

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Settlement.name: Alcántara
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Alcántara City01.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Convent of San Benito de Alcántara (16th century).
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo de Alcántara.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Spain
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Community
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Cáceres
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Comarca

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thumb|235px|The Alcántara Bridge.

Alcántara () is a municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain, on the Tagus, near Portugal. The toponym is from the Arabic word al-Qanṭarah (القنطرة) meaning "the bridge".