Melilla, Spanish autonomous city in North Africa
Melilla occupies 12 square kilometers on Morocco's Mediterranean coast, connected to mainland Spain through maritime and air transportation routes.
Spanish forces gained control of Melilla in 1497, transforming this former Phoenician and Roman settlement into a strategic Mediterranean outpost.
The population of 86,000 residents includes Spanish Catholics, Moroccan Muslims, Sephardic Jews, and Hindu communities, each maintaining their traditions.
Travelers reach Melilla via direct flights from Spanish cities or ferry services departing from Málaga, Almería, and Motril harbors.
The border between Melilla and Morocco features a complex system of barriers, including parallel fences that extend along the perimeter.
Location: Spain
Elevation above the sea: 30 m
Part of: Extrapeninsular Spain
Shares border with: Beni Ansar, Oriental
Website: https://melilla.es
GPS coordinates: 35.28250,-2.94750
Latest update: September 15, 2025 09:07
Rusaddir
1.6 km
Melilla la Vieja
1.8 km
Statue of Francisco Franco
1.7 km
Our Lady of Victory, Melilla
1.5 km
Fort of Rostrogordo
3.7 km
Panteón de los Héroes, Melilla
2.1 km
Cementerio Municipal de la Purísima Concepción, Melilla
2 km
Monumento al Alzamiento Nacional, Melilla
1.4 km
Monument to the Heroes of Taxdirt in 1909
1.2 km
Melilla Lighthouse
1.9 km
Melilla bullring
880 m
Torso, Melilla
1.5 km
Parque Hernández
1.2 km
Iglesia de la Purísima Concepción, Melilla
1.8 km
Cuevas del Conventico, Melilla
1.8 km
Church of the Sacred Heart
1.5 km
Museo Andrés García Ibáñez de Arte Moderno y Contemporáneo
1.7 km
Panteón Margallo, Melilla
2 km
Antiguo Economato Militar
1.4 km
Fuerte de Victoria Grande
1.8 km
Cargadero de Mineral de Melilla
1.5 km
Plaza de España, Melilla
1.4 km
Central Mosque of Melilla
1.5 km
Pantheon of Regulares 2
2.2 km
Casa David J. Melul
1.4 km
Torre de la Vela, Melilla
1.7 km
Old La Reconquista Department Store, Melilla
1.4 km
Fort Cabrerizas Altas
2.8 kmReviews
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