Cala Iris
Cala Iris is a village in Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco. Cala Iris is situated nearby to the hamlet Torres Castle, as well as near the village Koubia قوبيع.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cala Iris Islet.
Cala Iris Islet
Islet
Photo: Abdou3622, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cala Iris Islet is a small island in Morocco, located in the Alboran Sea in the bay of the Cala Iris village, Al Hoceima Province. It is about 500 m off the Cala Iris beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Torres Castle and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera.
Torres Castle
Hamlet
Torres Castle, also known as Sanhaja Castle, is a historical fortress located in Bni Boufrah, on the Mediterranean coast of Northern Morocco. The castle consists of five circular towers: four positioned in the four corners, and a fifth flanking the northern side of the entrance. Torres Castle is situated 4 km east of Cala Iris.
Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera
Hamlet
Photo: Soufiane elkadaoui, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, also known as Hajar Badis, is a Spanish exclave and rocky tidal island in the western Mediterranean Sea. It is connected to the Moroccan shore by a sandy isthmus, and to a smaller islet to the east, La Isleta, by a rocky isthmus. Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera is situated 7 km east of Cala Iris.
Bni Gmil
Village
Bni Gmil is a small town and rural commune in Al Hoceïma Province of the Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate region of Morocco. At the time of the 2014 census, the commune had a total population of 9513 people. Bni Gmil is situated 7 km south of Cala Iris.
Cala Iris
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
35.14932° or 35° 8′ 58″ northLongitude
-4.36846° or 4° 22′ 6″ westOpen location code
8C7Q4JXJ+PJOpenStreetMap ID
way 743820459OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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