title: Silves
text: # Silves
  
  Silves may refer to :
  
  ## Europe
  
  * Silves, Portugal, municipality and former bishopric in Algarve, southern Portugal
     * Silves (parish), a civil parish in the municipality of Silves
     * Castle of Silves, a medieval castle in civil parish of Silves
  * Diocese of Silves, former bishopric with see in Silves
     * Silves Cathedral, its mother church in the municipality of Silves
  * Taifa of Silves, medieval Muslim emirate around the city of Silves.
  
  ## Americas
  
  * Silves, Amazonas, municipality in state of Amazonas, Brazil;
  * Ilha de Silves, the island with the same name as the municipality of Silves, Amazonas
  