El Roque
El Roque is a hamlet in Moya, Las Palmas and has about 187 residents. El Roque is situated nearby to the neighborhood El Pagador, as well as near the hamlet El Altillo.Places of Interest
Highlights include Caves of Valeron and Tagoror del Gallego.
Caves of Valeron
Archaeological site
Photo: Miguel Diaz Ojeda, CC BY-SA 3.0 es.
Valerón's "monastery" is an archaeological site on the Spanish island of Grand Canary, in the municipality of Santa Maria de Guia, on Valerón's cliff. It is the largest pre-Hispanic collective granary built before Roman times and used by the island's inhabitants until the conquest of the island at the end of the 15th century. Caves of Valeron is situated 3 km west of El Roque.
Tagoror del Gallego
Archaeological site
Photo: Tamara k, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tagoror del Gallego is an archaeological site, which is situated 3 km west of El Roque.
Casa-Museo Tomás Morales
Museum
Casa-Museo Tomás Morales is a museum, which is situated 4 km south of El Roque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Northern Gran Canaria and Teror.
Northern Gran Canaria
Photo: Toni Teror, CC BY 3.0.
The northern part of the Gran Canaria is a mostly agricultural part of the island.
Teror
Town
Photo: Toni Teror, CC BY 3.0.
Teror is a municipality in the northern part of the island of Gran Canaria in the Province of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. Its population is 12,671, and the town area is 25.70 km2. Teror is situated 10 km south of El Roque.
El Roque
- Type: Hamlet with 187 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Moya, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
28.14442° or 28° 8′ 40″ northLongitude
-15.57339° or 15° 34′ 24″ westPopulation
187Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
7CW64CVG+QJOpenStreetMap ID
node 11760583085OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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