Peñón de Alhucemas

The Alhucemas Islands are a group of three islets under sovereignty located in the Bay of , in the of the western Mediterranean Sea.
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in Spain
  • Also known as: “Alhucemas Rock”, “Isla Alhucemas”, and “La Isla”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Isla de Mar and Isla de Tierra.

Islet
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The Alhucemas Islands are a group of three islets under sovereignty located in the Bay of , in the of the western Mediterranean Sea.

Islet
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The Alhucemas Islands are a group of three islets under sovereignty located in the Bay of , in the of the western Mediterranean Sea.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ajdir and Al Hoceima.

Village
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is a small town in near . It was the capital of the Republic of the Rif from 1922-1926 under the leadership of Abd el-Krim. The town lies in the territory of the Ait Waryagher tribe. is situated 3 km southwest of Peñón de Alhucemas.

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is a city on the northern edge of the Rif Mountains and on the Mediterranean coast. It's a known tourist destination despite its small size.

Town
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is a town in the north of . It is located near the city of and now stretches almost to the town of . The inhabitants of are Riffians. is situated 8 km southeast of Peñón de Alhucemas.

Peñón de Alhucemas

Latitude
35.21345° or 35° 12′ 48″ north
Longitude
-3.88939° or 3° 53′ 22″ west
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
8C7R6476+96
Open­Street­Map ID
way 8692684
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
2521982
Wiki­data ID
Q191697
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Waray—“Peñón de Alhucemas” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جزيرة نكور”
  • Arabic: “صخرة الحسيمة”
  • Arabic: “صخره الحسيمه”
  • Aragonese: “Peñón d’Alhucemas”
  • Aragonese: “Penyón d’Alhucemas”
  • Aragonese: “Penyón dAlhucemas”
  • Armenian: “Պենիոն դե Ալուսեմաս”
  • Armenian: “Պենյոն դե Ալուսեմաս”
  • Asturian: “Peñón d’Alhucemas”
  • Asturian: “Peñón dAlhucemas”
  • Basque: “Alhucemas haitza”
  • Basque: “Alhucemetako haitza”
  • Basque: “Peñón de Alhucemas”
  • Belarusian: “Востраў Пеньён-дэ-Алусемас”
  • Belarusian: “Пеньён-дэ-Алусемас”
  • Belarusian: “Пэньён”
  • Bulgarian: “Алхусемас”
  • Bulgarian: “Пеньон де Алхусемас”
  • Catalan: “penyal d’Alhucemas”
  • Catalan: “Penyal d’Alhucemas”
  • Catalan: “Penyal dAlhucemas”
  • Cebuano: “Peñón de Alhucemas”
  • Chinese: “胡塞马群岛”
  • Chinese: “阿尔胡塞马斯岩”
  • Dutch: “Peñón de Alhucemas”
  • Esperanto: “Roko Alhucemas”
  • Estonian: “Peñón de Alhucemas”
  • Finnish: “Peñón de Alhucemas”
  • French: “Peñón de Alhucemas”
  • French: “rocher d’Alhucemas”
  • Galician: “Peñón de Alhucemas”
  • German: “Alhucemas-Felsen”
  • German: “Peñón de Alhucemas”
  • Greek: “Ροκ Αλχουσεμάς”
  • Indonesian: “Peñón de Alhucemas”
  • Interlingua: “Peñón de Alhucemas”
  • Italian: “Alhucemas”
  • Italian: “Peñón de Alhucemas”
  • Italian: “Roccia di Alhucemas”
  • Japanese: “アルセマス島”
  • Japanese: “ペニョン・デ・アルセマス”
  • Japanese: “ペニョン・デ・アルセマス島”
  • Kazakh: “Penʹon-de-Alwsemas”
  • Kazakh: “Пеньон-де-Алусемас”
  • Kazakh: “پەنون-دە-الۋسەماس”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Peñón de Alhucemas”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Peñón de Alhucemas”
  • Norwegian: “Peñón de Alhucemas”
  • Polish: “Isla de Mar”
  • Polish: “Isla de Tierra”
  • Polish: “Peñón de Alhucemas”
  • Polish: “Skała Alhucemas”
  • Portuguese: “Ilhéu de Alhucemas”
  • Portuguese: “Ilhote de Alhucemas”
  • Portuguese: “Ilhote de Alucemas”
  • Portuguese: “Rocha de Alhucemas”
  • Romanian: “Peñón de Alhucemas”
  • Russian: “Алусемас”
  • Russian: “Пеньон-де-Алусемас”
  • Serbian: “Penjon de Alusemas”
  • Serbian: “Пењон де Алусемас”
  • Slovak: “Peñón de Alhucemas”
  • Spanish: “Alhucemas”
  • Spanish: “Isla de Alhucemas”
  • Spanish: “Penón de Alhucemas”
  • Spanish: “Peñon de Alhucemas”
  • Spanish: “Peñón de Alhucemas”
  • Swedish: “Penon de Alhucemas”
  • Swedish: “Peñón de Alhucemas”
  • Turkish: “Peñón de Alhucemas”
  • Urdu: “چٹان الحسمیہ”
  • Venetian: “Peñón de Alhucemas”
  • Vietnamese: “Peñón de Alhucemas”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Peñón de Alhucemas”
  • “Penon de Alhucemas”
  • “Peñón de Alhucemas”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Iglesia de San Agustín y San Carlos del Peñón de Alhucemas and Alhucemas Rock Cemetery.

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