Carteia
Carteia was a Phoenician and Roman town at the head of the Bay of Gibraltar in Spain. 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 Algeciras and Gibraltar, overlooking the sea on elevated ground at the confluence of two rivers, nowadays called Guadarranque and Cachon.Photo: Falconaumanni, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Ruin
- Description: ancient city and archaeological site at San Roque, Spain
- Also known as: “Carteja” and “Cartera”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include San Roque Power Plant and San Roque railway station.
San Roque Power Plant
Power station
Photo: HrAd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Roque Power Plant is a power station, which is situated 2 km east of Carteia.
San Roque railway station
Photo: HrAd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Roque station is located in a neighbourhood belonging to the municipality of San Roque in the Cadiz province. The population of the neighbourhood is 2,582 inhabitants and it is situated between the river and the Guadarranque mountain. San Roque railway station is situated 1½ km north of Carteia.
Distrito Interior
Residential area
Photo: Ambil, Public domain.
Distrito Interior is a residential area, which is situated 1½ km northeast of Carteia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Taraguilla and Guadacorte.
Taraguilla
Village
Photo: Ambil, Public domain.
Taraguilla is a small town located near Algeciras in the Province of Cadiz.
Guadacorte
Quarter
Photo: El Pantera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Guadacorte is a village and district of the Spanish municipality of Los Barrios in the Province of Cádiz, Spain, between Gibraltar and Algeciras. It is located eight kilometers east of the main town of the municipality and had a population of 1,113 inhabitants in 2009.
Los Cortijillos
Village
Photo: El Pantera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Los Cortijillos is a village and district of the Spanish municipality of Los Barrios of the Province of Cádiz, Andalucia, Spain. It is located six kilometres east of the main town of the municipality, just south of Guadacorte, between Gibraltar and Algeciras.
Carteia
- Categories: ancient city, castle, human settlement, grave, city, archaeological site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Barrios, Los, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Turkish—“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”
- Turkish: “Carteia”
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