Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera
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Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera is a small Spanish rocky peninsula and fortified outpost on the Mediterranean coast of Morocco, historically used as a military stronghold and now one of Spain’s North African exclaves.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish exclave
ⓘ
fortified outpost ⓘ peninsula ⓘ plaza de soberanía ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Spanish Ministry of Defence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| area | approximately 0.019 square kilometres ⓘ |
| borderWith | Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedFrom | Sultanate of Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedInYear | 1564 ⓘ |
| category |
Mediterranean peninsulas
ⓘ
Military installations of Spain ⓘ Spanish territory in North Africa ⓘ |
| civilianPopulation | none or negligible ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Moroccan mainland ⓘ |
| connectionType | tombolo ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| currentGeographicalForm | peninsula ⓘ |
| disputedBy | Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerGeographicalForm | island ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
Spanish Armed Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Navy Marines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFortifications |
bastions
ⓘ
batteries ⓘ walls ⓘ |
| highestPoint | approximately 87 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
Spanish military stronghold
ⓘ
base against Barbary corsairs ⓘ |
| legalStatus | Spanish sovereign territory ⓘ |
| length | approximately 400 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Alboran Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Al Hoceima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyTown | Bades ⓘ |
| partOf |
Plazas de soberanía
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish North African territories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | very small permanent military detachment ⓘ |
| sovereigntyClaimedBy | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of local coastline
ⓘ
monitoring of maritime traffic ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Central European Summer Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coastal defense
ⓘ
military purposes ⓘ |
| width | approximately 100 metres ⓘ |
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