Fort of San Francisco

Fort of San Francisco is a fort in Melilla Municipality, Melilla. Access is restricted and requires permission. Fort of San Francisco is situated nearby to the fountain Fuente del Bombillo, as well as near Central Mosque of Melilla.

Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Fort
Description: fort in the Spanish city of Melilla

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fuente del Bombillo and Central Mosque of Melilla.

Fuente del Bombillo

Fountain

Photo: Erisgp, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fuente del Bombillo is a fountain, which is situated 100 metres east of Fort of San Francisco.

Central Mosque of Melilla

Mosque

Photo: Miguel González Novo, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Central Mosque is an aljama mosque in the Spanish city of Melilla. Located in the modernist ensanche of the city, on García Cabrelles street, it forms part of the historical and cultural ensemble of the city and has been designated as a "bien de interés cultural."… Central Mosque of Melilla is situated 130 metres east of Fort of San Francisco.

Church of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Melilla

Church

Photo: Miguel, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Melilla is situated 220 metres west of Fort of San Francisco.

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 2024 census, it has a population of 50,508 people. Farkhana is situated 3½ km west of Fort of San Francisco.

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 San Francisco.

Fort of San Francisco

Categories: pillbox, monument, building, and historic site
Location: Melilla Municipality, Melilla, Spanish North Africa, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

35.29588° or 35° 17′ 45″ north

Longitude

-2.94648° or 2° 56′ 47″ west

Open location code

8C7V73W3+9C

OpenStreetMap ID

way 911789055

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

Wikidata ID

Q5864276

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In Other Languages

“Fort of San Francisco” goes by many names.

Spanish: “Fortin de San Francisco”
Spanish: “Fortín de San Francisco”

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Highlights include Club de Petanca Comunidad Gitana and Plaza Martínez Campos.

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