Cala Iris Islet
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.Photo: Abdou3622, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Morocco
- Also known as: “Île Cala Iris ⵜⵉⴳⵣⵉⵔⵜ ⵏ ⴽⴰⵍⴰ ⵉⵔⵉⵙ جزيرة كالا إيريس”
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 3 km east of Cala Iris Islet.
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 6 km east of Cala Iris Islet.
Bni Boufrah
Village
Ait Boufrah is a small town and rural commune in Al Hoceïma Province of the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region of Morocco. At the time of the 2014 census, the commune had a total population of 9,633. Bni Boufrah is situated 7 km southeast of Cala Iris Islet.
Cala Iris Islet
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
35.15256° or 35° 9′ 9″ northLongitude
-4.36007° or 4° 21′ 36″ westOpen location code
8C7Q5J3Q+2XOpenStreetMap ID
way 8692246OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletWikidata ID
Q3593034
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Cala Iris Islet” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة كالا إيريس”
- Cebuano: “Isla Iris”
- Dutch: “Île Cala Iris”
- French: “île Cala Iris”
- French: “Île Cala Iris”
- Portuguese: “Ilhota Cala Iris”
- Spanish: “Isla Iris”
- Swedish: “Isla Iris”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Almarsa Ighaniman Beach and Seven Doors Beach.
Nearby Places
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