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'''Pamplona''' is the capital of [[Navarre]], in northwestern [[Spain]]. The city has about 195,650 inhabitants (2016). The city is famous for its annual running of the bulls, when they are driven through the streets behind crowds of skillfully dodging men and boys.<ref>https://www.britannica.com/place/Pamplona-city-Spain</ref>
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'''Pamplona''' ('''''Iruñea''''' in [[Basque language|Basque]]) is the capital of [[Navarre]], in northwestern [[Spain]]. The city has about 195,650 inhabitants (2016). It was founded by [[Pompey]] (''Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus'') in 75 B.C. <ref name="Brit">https://www.britannica.com/place/Pamplona-city-Spain</ref>
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The city is famous for its annual [[Fiesta de San Fermin]], from July 6 to 14. During these days [[cattle|bulls]] are run throug the streets to the bullring, driven behind crowds of around 2000 or 3500 skillfully dodging runners.<ref name="Brit"/><ref>Pamplona city Council http://sanfermin.pamplona.es/VerPagina.asp?IdPag=51&Idioma=5</ref> Since 1974 women are no longer banned from running the bulls in Pamplona, but most runners are male.<ref>20 Minutos ''Las mujeres también corren en el encierro'' http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/259593/0/mujeres/encierros/sanfermines/ (in Spanish)</ref><ref>ABC ''40 años de mujeres en el encierro'' http://www.abc.es/san-fermin/20140711/abci-anos-mujeres-encierro-201407101309.html (in Spanish)</ref> Bulls are then killed in bullfights in the afternoon.<ref name="Brit"/>
    
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