Alicante

Alicante (/ˌælɪˈkænti/, .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}also UK: /-teɪ/,[3] US: /ˌælɪˈkɑːnti, ˌɑːl-/;[4] Spanish: [aliˈkante]; Valencian: Alacant [alaˈkant]; officially: Alicante / Alacant) is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city was 337,482 as of 2020[update], the second-largest in the Valencian Community.[5][a] The name of the city echoes the Arabic name Laqant (لَقَنْت), al-Laqant (اللَّقَنْت) or Al-qant (القنت),[6] which in turn reflects the Latin Lucentum[7] and Greek root Leuké (or Leuka), meaning "white".