Fort of El Rosario
Fort of El Rosario is a castle in Melilla Municipality, Melilla. Fort of El Rosario is situated nearby to the archaeological site Yacimiento arqueológico, as well as near the castle Fuerte de Victoria Grande.Photo: Clemens Schmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: fort in Melilla, Spain
- Also known as: “Fuerte del Rosarío”
- Address: Melilla
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fuerte de Victoria Grande and Fuerte de Victoria Chica.
Fuerte de Victoria Grande
Castle
Photo: MONUMENTA, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fuerte de Victoria Grande is a castle.
Fuerte de Victoria Chica
Castle
Photo: Miguel González Novo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fuerte de Victoria Chica is a castle, which is situated 130 metres south of Fort of El Rosario.
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 4 km west of Fort of El Rosario.
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 4 km south of Fort of El Rosario.
Fort of El Rosario
- Categories: fort, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Melilla Municipality, Melilla, Spanish North Africa, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.29726° or 35° 17′ 50″ northLongitude
-2.93698° or 2° 56′ 13″ westOpen location code
8C7V73W7+W6OpenStreetMap ID
way 579982427OpenStreetMap feature
building=castleOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q30905699
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Fort of El Rosario” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Arrosarioko gotorlekua”
- Spanish: “Fuerte del Rosario”
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Highlights include Yacimiento arqueológico and Alcazaba Beach.
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