Galicia
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There are two well-known places called Galicia:
- Galicia (Spain), one of Spain's autonomous communities
- Galicia (Central Europe), an historical region which is currently divided between Poland and Ukraine. The name derives from the old capital of Halych (Galic) and the region is known in Ukrainian as Halychyna. This region is identical with the medieval kingdom of Halych-Volhynia.
Other places called or related to Galicia are:
- Gallaecia, a Roman province in the Iberian peninsula corresponding to the combination of the modern Galicia (Spain) and northern Portugal
- Kingdom of Galicia, a medieval kingdom roughly corresponding to the Roman province of Gallaecia
- Kingdom of Galicia and Portugal, a medieval kingdom also corresponding roughly to the Roman province of Gallaecia
- Galícia Esporte Clube, a Brazilian football club
- Deportivo Galicia, a Venezuelan football club
- Galicia Division, a Ukrainian military formation in the German armed forces during World War II
- Nueva Galicia, a region of New Spain, now in modern Mexico
- Galatia, Turkey
- Galaţi County, Romania