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Melilla (/ m ɛ ˈ l iː j ə /, Spanish: ⓘ; Tarifit: Mřič) is an autonomous city of Spain on the North African coast. It lies on the eastern side of the Cape Three Forks, bordering Morocco and facing the Mediterranean Sea.
Coat of arms of Melilla. The coat of arms of Melillan spanish Regions is that of the Ducal House of Medina Sidonia, whose titular funded the military operation that seized Melilla in 1497. [1] The crown is topped by a turret, with a male figure throwing a dagger (Guzmán el Bueno, ancestor of the first duke) in chief. [2]
The siege of Melilla was an attempt by the Sultanate of Morocco, supported by Great Britain and Algerian mercenaries, [2] to capture the Spanish fortress of Melilla on the Moroccan Mediterranean coast. Mohammed ben Abdallah, then Sultan of Morocco, invaded Melilla in December 1774 with a large army of Royal Moroccan soldiers and Algerian ...
Melilla Fair (officially and in Spanish: Feria de Melilla) is held in Melilla, a Spanish enclave in North Africa and celebrated in honor of its Patron Saint, the Virgin of Victory and whose fairgrounds are located in the Multifunctional Esplanade of San Lorenzo, a modern environment for a traditional fair, close to the marina.
Spain, Melilla The Fort of the Purísima Concepción , also referred to as the Fort of Sidi-Guariach , is one of the outer forts [ es ] of the Spanish city of Melilla . It is located near the Frontera de Melilla and has been designated as a Cultural Heritage Site ( Bien de Interés Cultural ).
Melilla is one of the 52 constituencies (Spanish: circunscripciones) represented in the Congress of Deputies, the lower chamber of the Spanish parliament, the Cortes Generales. The constituency currently elects one deputy using plurality voting .
Melilla Museum is a museum in the Spanish city of Melilla located in the old Almacén de las Peñuelas, in the First Fortified Enclosure of Melilla la Vieja. [2] [3]
The July 1936 military uprising in Melilla occurred at the start of the Spanish Civil War. The rebels seized the main garrisons of the Spanish Army in Africa, and by 18 July, had crushed the resistance of the army officers loyal to the Republican government.