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Carteia

Carteia was a Phoenician and Roman town at the head of the in . It was established at the most northerly point of the bay, next to the town of San Roque, about halfway between the modern cities of and , overlooking the sea on elevated ground at the confluence of two rivers, nowadays called and Cachon.
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Wikipedia
Photo: Falconaumanni, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: cultural property in San Roque, Spain
  • Also known as: “Carteja”, “Cartera”, and “Yacimiento Arqueologico Romano Carteia”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Torre del Rocadillo and Los Barrios power plant.

Tower
Photo: Falconaumanni, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic ruined tower, located about a mile to the west of in the municipality of San Roque in the , Andalusia, Spain. It was constructed in the 16th century. is situated 340 metres south of Carteia.

Power station
Photo: Fernando Osuna, CC BY 2.0.
The coal-fired power station is based on the Rankine Cycle. It is located in the municipality of in southern Spain, next to the Gibraltar-San Roque Refinery. is situated 1 km southwest of Carteia.

Power station
Photo: HrAd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a power station, which is situated 1¼ km north of Carteia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Guadarranque and Guadacorte.

Hamlet
Photo: Ambil, Public domain.
is a hamlet.

Quarter
Photo: El Pantera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village and district of the Spanish municipality of in the , Spain, between and . It is located eight kilometers east of the main town of the municipality and had a population of 1,113 inhabitants in 2009.

Village
Photo: Ambil, Public domain.
is a coastal village and district of the municipality of San Roque of the , Andalucia, Spain. Although it belongs administratively to San Roque, it is three kilometres south of the centre and is located on the , to the northwest of , and is effectively a northwestern suburb of .

Carteia

Latitude
36.18509° or 36° 11′ 6″ north
Longitude
-5.40959° or 5° 24′ 35″ west
Elevation
31 metres (102 feet)
Open location code
8C8P5HPR+25
Open­Street­Map ID
way 152980982
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
2520051
Wiki­data ID
Q97616842
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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Spanish—“Carteia” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Καρτηΐα”
  • Arabic: “كارتيا”
  • Asturian: “Carteia”
  • Catalan: “Carteia”
  • Dutch: “Carteia”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كارتيا”
  • French: “Carteia”
  • Galician: “Carteia”
  • German: “Carteia”
  • Hebrew: “קרטייה”
  • Japanese: “カルテイア”
  • Latin: “Carteia”
  • Polish: “Carteia”
  • Portuguese: “Carteia”
  • Russian: “Картея”
  • Spanish: “Carteia”
  • Spanish: “Carteya”
  • Spanish: “Ruinas de Carteia”
  • Spanish: “Sitio Arqueológico de Carteia”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Carteia”. Photo: Falconaumanni, CC BY-SA 3.0.