Caves of Hercules
The Caves of Hercules is an archaeological cave complex located in Cape Spartel, Morocco.Photo: Alexey Komarov, CC BY 3.0.
Photo: Pierre Nordström, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Cave
- Description: Moroccan cultural heritage site
- Also known as: “Grottes d‘ Hercule”, “Grottes d’ Hercule”, “Grouttes D’ Hercule”, and “Hercules Caves”
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport.
Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Dans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport is an international airport serving Tangier, the capital city of the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region in Morocco. The airport is named after Ibn Battuta, a Moroccan traveller who was born in Tangier. Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport is situated 4 km southeast of Caves of Hercules.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gueznaia.
Gueznaia
Village
Photo: أنس, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gueznaia is a village, which is situated 8 km southeast of Caves of Hercules.
Caves of Hercules
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.7598° or 35° 45′ 35″ northLongitude
-5.93915° or 5° 56′ 21″ westElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
8C7PQ356+W8OpenStreetMap ID
node 5745778041OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
2547704Wikidata ID
Q12244393
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Caves of Hercules” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مغارة هرقل”
- Arabic: “مغاره هرقل”
- Armenian: “Հերկուլեսի քարանձավներ”
- Azerbaijani: “Herakl mağaraları”
- Azerbaijani: “Herkules mağaraları”
- Basque: “Herkulesen leizeak”
- Cebuano: “Grottes d’Hercule”
- Chinese: “赫尔科里溶洞”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كهوف هيركوليس”
- French: “grottes d’Hercule”
- French: “Grottes d’Hercule”
- German: “Herkulesgrotte”
- Japanese: “ヘルクレス洞窟”
- Korean: “헤라클레스 동굴”
- Moroccan Arabic: “لمغارة د هرقول”
- Moroccan Arabic: “مغارة هرقل”
- Russian: “Геркулесовы пещеры”
- Spanish: “Cuevas de Hércules”
- Swedish: “Grottes d’Hercule”
- Swedish: “Herkulesgrottorna”
- Turkish: “Herkül Mağaraları”
- Ukrainian: “Геокулесові печери”
- Ukrainian: “Геркулесові печери”
Localities in the Area
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