Evora, a city of Portugal, capital of the province of Alemtejo, 75 m. E. S. E. of Lisbon; pop. about 12,000. It is surrounded by a wall, and has remains of two ancient forts. It is the seat of an archbishop, and has a splendid Gothic cathedral, a number of convents, hospitals, a house of charity, a diocesan school, barracks, a museum, and some manufactures of hardware and leather. A university, established in 1550, and placed under the direction of the Jesuits, was suppressed at the time of the exile of that order (1767). Among the numerous monuments of antiquity are a ruined temple of Diana, and an aqueduct by which the city is still supplied.