Fort of Rostrogordo, Military fort in Melilla, Spain.

The Fort of Rostrogordo is a fort with a trapezoidal plan and an interior courtyard around which its rooms are arranged. A ramp leads up to the upper batteries. It stands in the pine woods of Rostrogordo in the northern part of Melilla and is listed as a bien de interés cultural.

The fort was built between 1888 and 1890 to defend the Spanish enclave against Rif resistance groups. Later it served as a military detention facility before undergoing transformation into a public park.

The fort's name, Rostrogordo, refers to the pine woods that surround it. After losing its defensive role it became a military prison, and Abd el-Krim, leader of the Rif Republic, was held here. Today the restored fort is part of the El Fuerte Leisure and Sports Park.

The fort stands in the Rostrogordo pine woods in the northern part of Melilla and is now part of the El Fuerte Leisure and Sports Park. A ramp inside the trapezoidal enclosure leads up to the upper batteries, so visitors can move between the courtyard rooms and the elevated gun positions.

The fort occupies a plateau 132 meters above sea level right near the Morocco border, surrounded by a pine forest. This elevated position provided tactical advantage for defense while also hosting an uncommon woodland environment for such an arid location.