Another fun fact: the name Aran, like many place names in the western half of the Pyrenees (especially north Aragon), derives from proto-Basque languages that u

Another fun fact: the name Aran, like many place names in the western half of the Pyrenees (especially north Aragon), derives from proto-Basque languages that used to be spoken in the broad area. In particular, the name Aran comes from "haran" which means "valley", making Val d'Aran (or "Aran Valley") a tautological placename: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tautological_place_names#Other https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tautological_place_nam...