Portillo de Fuente Cubierta

Portillo de Fuente Cubierta is a ruins in Ceuta, Spanish North Africa. Portillo de Fuente Cubierta is situated nearby to the mosque Morabito Sidi Bel Abbas, as well as near the city gate Puerta de Málaga.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Monte Hacho and Fort of El Sarchal.

Monte Hacho

Peak

Photo: Jguk 2, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Monte Hacho is a low mountain that overlooks the Spanish city of Ceuta, on the north coast of Africa. Monte Hacho is positioned on the Mediterranean coast at the Strait of Gibraltar opposite Gibraltar, and along with the Rock of Gibraltar is claimed by some to be one of the Pillars of Hercules.

Fort of El Sarchal

Ruins

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fort of El Sarchal is a ruins, which is situated 610 metres west of Portillo de Fuente Cubierta.

Ceuta Heliport

Heliport

Photo: Mario Sánchez Bueno, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ceuta Heliport is the heliport, and only air transport facility, serving the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta, in North Africa. Ceuta Heliport is situated 1½ km west of Portillo de Fuente Cubierta.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Foso Real, Ceuta and Benzú.

Foso Real, Ceuta

Locality

Photo: Mario Sánchez Bueno, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Foso Real, Ceuta is a locality, which is situated 2½ km west of Portillo de Fuente Cubierta.

Benzú

Hamlet

Photo: Víctor Fernández Salinas, CC BY 2.0.

Benzú is a small settlement within the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta. It has a population of 1,987 according to the 2011 census, divided into two units with Ceuta as its municipality. Benzú is situated 8 km west of Portillo de Fuente Cubierta.

Portillo de Fuente Cubierta

Type: Ruins
Category: historic site
Location: Ceuta, Spanish North Africa, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

35.89069° or 35° 53′ 27″ north

Longitude

-5.29008° or 5° 17′ 24″ west

Open location code

8C7PVPR5+7X

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13665634781

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Morabito Sidi Bel Abbas and Puerta de Málaga.

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