Fuerte de María Cristina
Fuerte de María Cristina is a fort in Melilla Municipality, Melilla. Fuerte de María Cristina is situated nearby to the fountain Fuente del Bombillo, as well as near Central Mosque of Melilla.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: fort in Melilla, Spain
- Also known as: “Fuerte de Maria Cristina”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Central Mosque of Melilla and Fuente del Bombillo.
Central Mosque of Melilla
Mosque
Photo: Miguel González Novo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Central Mosque of Melilla is situated 390 metres south of Fuerte de María Cristina.
Fuente del Bombillo
Fountain
Photo: Erisgp, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fuente del Bombillo is a fountain, which is situated 370 metres south of Fuerte de María Cristina.
Hernandez Park
Park
Photo: Miguel González Novo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hernández Park is a historic garden located in the center of the autonomous city of Melilla, Spain, and is situated in the Modernist Expansion District on Plaza de España.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ataque Seco and Farkhana.
Ataque Seco
Neighborhood
Photo: Paco Solís, CC BY 2.0.
Ataque Seco is one of the barrios of the city of Melilla, a Spanish exclave on the north coast of Africa. Ataque Seco is located in the central north of the city, 500 metres from the Mediterranean coast and one kilometre northwest of Melilla la Vieja, the old walled city.
Farkhana
Town
Photo: Ángel Gutiérrez Rubio, CC BY 2.0.
Farkhana is a town in Nador Province, Oriental, Morocco. According to the 2004 census, it has a population of 10,994. Farkhana is situated 3½ km southwest of Fuerte de María Cristina.
Beni Ansar
Town
Photo: Aït Nsar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beni Ansar is a town in Nador Province, Oriental, Morocco, located 12 km north of the city of Nador. It is bordered on the north by the Spanish city of Melilla. Beni Ansar is situated 4½ km south of Fuerte de María Cristina.
Fuerte de María Cristina
- Categories: fort, monument, castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Melilla Municipality, Melilla, Spanish North Africa, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.29925° or 35° 17′ 57″ northLongitude
-2.94471° or 2° 56′ 41″ westElevation
54 metres (177 feet)Inception
1895Open location code
8C7V73X4+M4OpenStreetMap ID
node 3096785283OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
“Fuerte de María Cristina” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Fuerte de María Cristina”
- Spanish: “Fuerte María Cristina”
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