Ceuta
Ceuta is one of two Spanish exclaves in North Africa. The territory had several rulers before the Portuguese in 1415 took control of this city east of Tangier. Since 1580 it has been under Spanish administration, but has the status of an autonomous city.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Monte Hacho and Royal Walls of Ceuta.
Monte Hacho
Peak
Photo: Jguk 2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Monte Hacho is a low mountain that overlooks the Spanish city of Ceuta, on the north coast of Africa. Monte Hacho is positioned on the Mediterranean coast at the Strait of Gibraltar opposite Gibraltar, and along with the Rock of Gibraltar is claimed by some to be one of the Pillars of Hercules.
Royal Walls of Ceuta
Castle
Photo: Jim Gordon, CC BY 2.0.
The Royal Walls of Ceuta are a line of fortification in Ceuta, an autonomous Spanish city in north Africa. The walls date to 962 in its oldest part and the most modern parts to the 18th century.
Ceuta Heliport
Heliport
Photo: Mario Sánchez Bueno, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ceuta Heliport is the heliport, and only air transport facility, serving the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta, in North Africa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Foso Real, Ceuta and Benzú.
Benzú
Village
Photo: Dl5kx, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Benzú is a small settlement within the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta. It has a population of 1,987 according to the 2011 census, divided into two units with Ceuta as its municipality. Benzú is situated 7 km northwest of Ceuta.
Ceuta
- Also known as: “Cueta”, “ES63”, “Sebta”, “Septa”, and “Septem Fratres”
- Location: Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.8903° or 35° 53′ 25″ northLongitude
-5.3075° or 5° 18′ 27″ westPopulation
83,200Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)Open location code
8C7PVMRR+4XGeoNames ID
2519582
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Welsh—“Ceuta” goes by many names.
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Eptadelfos”
- Arabic: “سبتة”
- Aragonese: “Zeuta”
- Arpitan: “Ceuta”
- Asturian: “Ceuta”
- Basque: “Zeuta”
- Bosnian: “Ceuta”
- Bulgarian: “Сеута”
- Catalan: “Ceuta”
- Chinese: “休达”
- Cornish: “Ceuta”
- Croatian: “Ceuta”
- Czech: “Ceuta”
- Danish: “Ceuta”
- Dutch: “Ceuta”
- Esperanto: “Ceŭto”
- Estonian: “Ceuta”
- Finnish: “Ceuta”
- French: “Ceuta”
- Galician: “Ceuta”
- Georgian: “სეუტა”
- German: “Ceuta”
- Hebrew: “סאוטה”
- Hungarian: “Ceuta”
- Icelandic: “Ceuta”
- Ido: “Ceuta”
- Indonesian: “Ceuta”
- Italian: “Ceuta”
- Japanese: “セウタ”
- Korean: “세우타”
- Ladino: “Seuta”
- Latin: “Ceuta”
- Ligurian: “Ceuta”
- Luxembourgish: “Ceuta”
- Northern Sami: “Ceuta”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ceuta”
- Norwegian: “Ceuta”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Ceuta”
- Polish: “Ceuta”
- Portuguese: “Ceuta”
- Romanian: “Ceuta”
- Russian: “Сеута”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Ceuta”
- Sicilian: “Ceuta”
- Slovak: “Ceuta”
- Spanish: “Ceuta”
- Spanish: “Ciudad Autónoma de Ceuta”
- Spanish: “Ciudad de Ceuta”
- Swahili: “Ceuta”
- Swedish: “Ceuta”
- Tagalog: “Ceuta”
- Tagalog: “Lungsod ng Ceuta”
- Tatar: “Ceuta”
- Thai: “เซวตา”
- Welsh: “Ceuta”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Ceuta”. Photo: Mario Sánchez Bueno, CC BY-SA 2.0.