Río de Oro
The Río de Oro is a river which flows in northeast Morocco to reach the Mediterranean Sea at the harbour of the Spanish exclave of Melilla.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hernandez Park and Estadio Municipal Álvarez Claro.
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.
Estadio Municipal Álvarez Claro
Stadium
Photo: Alex Smile, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Estadio Álvarez Claro is a stadium in Melilla, Spain. It is currently used for football matches and it is the home venue of UD Melilla. It was inaugurated on 29 September 1945.
Theatre Kursaal-Fernando Arrabal
Theater building
The Theatre Kursaal-Fernando Arrabal is the most important theatre in Melilla, located at number 6 on Cándido Lobera Girela Avenue, Modernist Extension and is part of the Historic-Artistic Complex of the City of Melilla, a Property of Cultural Interest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beni Ansar and Farkhana.
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.
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.
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.
Río de Oro
- Type: River (intermittent)
- Category: body of water
- Location: Melilla Municipality, Melilla, Spanish North Africa, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
35.2871° or 35° 17′ 14″ northLongitude
-2.942° or 2° 56′ 31″ westOpen location code
8C7V73P5+R5OpenStreetMap ID
way 487154728OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=riverOpenStreetMap attribute
intermittent=yes
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Río de Oro” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر الذهب”
- French: “Rivière de l’Or”
- Spanish: “Río de Oro”
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