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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Melilla and Beni Ansar.
Melilla
Photo: Ecemaml, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Melilla is a charming Spanish exclave in North Africa, with a small surface area of just 14 km² and a population of around 85,000 inhabitants, 130 km from the Spanish mainland, in the heart of the Rif region, bordered to the east by the Alboran Sea and to the south by Morocco.
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.
Río de Oro
- Type: River (intermittent)
- Category: body of water
- Location: Morocco, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.292° or 35° 17′ 31″ northLongitude
-2.9504° or 2° 57′ 2″ westOpen location code
8C7V72RX+QROpenStreetMap ID
way 544537325OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=riverOpenStreetMap attribute
intermittent=yes
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Satellite Map
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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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