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Jaray (village)

Jaray is a village belonging to the Spanish municipality of Almenar de Soria, province of Soria, Castile and León. It is located 7 kilometers from the municipal capital. It is served by the road, in the route from Ágreda to Almazán. The passes nearby.

The placename comes from vulgar Arabic (sa harig), referencing a body of water (a 'raft', 'pond' or 'well'). After the conquest of the area by Alfonso I of Aragon, Jaray (cited as Xarahe) became a hamlet of the land of Soria within the sexmo of Arciel. In 2007, it had a population of 28 inhabitants.

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