Ceuta
Sign in to saveCeuta (, , ; ) is an autonomous city of Spain on the North African coast. Bordered by Morocco, it lies along the boundary between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Ceuta is one of the special member state territories of the European Union.
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Ceuta is a Spanish city located on the coast of North Africa, bordered by Morocco and situated where the Mediterranean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean. As a special European Union territory, it represents an unusual geographic and political arrangement with Spain maintaining sovereignty over this North African enclave.
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- Portuguese
- Union between Portugal and Spain
- Spanish
- Geography
- Important Bird Area
- Climate
- Government and administration
- Defence and Civil Guard
- Economy
- Transport
- Hospitals
- Demographics
- Religion
- Migration
- Education
- Notable people
- pre-1800
- post-1800
- Sport
- Twin towns and sister cities
- Dispute with Morocco
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Ceuta (, , ; ) is an autonomous city of Spain on the North African coast. Bordered by Morocco, it lies along the boundary between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Ceuta is one of the special member state territories of the European Union.
Phoenicians founded a settlement in the peninsula of Almina, which had continuity under Roman and Byzantine rule (Septem Fratres). It was annexed to the early Arab Caliphates upon the Islamic conquest of the Maghreb, only to be destroyed during the Berber Revolt. It was rebuilt in the 9th century by Majkasa Ghomaras, and for much of the middle ages, regional powers north and south of the Strait of Gibraltar vied for control over Ceuta, which was a key contested port in the so-called Battle of the Strait. In 1415, it was annexed to the Kingdom of Portugal, and subsequently, after 1580, to the Hispanic Monarchy, with the city choosing to stay in the latter after 1640. Ceuta was a regular municipality belonging to the Spanish province of Cádiz prior to the passing of its Statute of Autonomy in March 1995, as provided by the Spanish Constitution, henceforth becoming an autonomous city.
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