Playa El Tarajal

Playa El Tarajal is a beach of , bordering northern . The beach is about 250 metres in length with an average width of about 15 metres. The beach is at the southern tip of Ceuta where the N13 coastal road leaves for Morocco.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Beach
  • Description: beach in Spain
  • Also known as: “El Tarajal” and “Playa del Tarajal”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tramaguera and Fuerte del Príncipe Alfonso.

Beach
Photo: Xemenendura, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ceuta is an autonomous city of on the coast. Bordered by , it lies between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Ceuta is one of the special territories of members of the European Economic Area: it is part of the Schengen area, but with specific provisions such as border checks between Ceuta and European Spain.

Fort
Photo: MONUMENTA, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a fort.

Mosque
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Foso Real, Ceuta and Fnideq.

Locality
Photo: Mario Sánchez Bueno, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a locality, which is situated 3 km northeast of Playa El Tarajal.

Town
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is a town in northern , on the Mediterranean coast of , 31 kilometres north of the city of . The town is also known under the Spanish name Castillejos. is situated 4 km southwest of Playa El Tarajal.

Hamlet
Photo: Víctor Fernández Salinas, CC BY 2.0.
is a small settlement within the autonomous city of . It has a population of 1,987 according to the 2011 census, divided into two units with Ceuta as its municipality. is situated 6 km northwest of Playa El Tarajal.

Playa El Tarajal

Latitude
35.87183° or 35° 52′ 19″ north
Longitude
-5.3434° or 5° 20′ 36″ west
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
8C7PVMC4+PJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 363373041
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­beach
Geo­Names ID
8633632
Wiki­data ID
Q4806593
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Satellite Map

Discover Playa El Tarajal from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Playa El Tarajal” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شاطئ الطرخال”
  • Arabic: “شاطئ طرخال”
  • Basque: “El Tarajal”
  • Catalan: “El Tarajal”
  • Cebuano: “Playa del Tarajal”
  • Dutch: “El Tarajal”
  • Dutch: “Playa del Tarajal”
  • Dutch: “Playa El Tarajal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “شط التراجل”
  • French: “El Tarajal”
  • Galician: “El Tarajal”
  • Italian: “Playa El Tarajal”
  • Spanish: “El Tarajal”
  • Spanish: “Playa del Tarajal”
  • Swedish: “Playa del Tarajal”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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