Playa de la Ribera is a beach of Ceuta, a Spanish city bordering northern Morocco. Like the Playa del Chorillo, it lies to the south of the isthmus [1] but on the part where it joins the mainland. It is about 405 metres long, with an average width of 40 metres. [2] It is very busy during the summer months.
The Alhucemas Islands is a group of islands and one of the Spanish plazas de soberanía just off the Moroccan coast in the Alboran Sea.
Gran Canaria, also Grand Canary Island, is the third largest and second most populous island of the Canary Islands, an archipelago off the Atlantic coast of Northwest Africa which is part of Spain. As of 2019 the island had a population of 851,231 that constitutes approximately 40% of the population of the archipelago. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the capital of the island, is the biggest city of the Canary Islands and the ninth of Spain.
The Ceuta border fence forms part of the Morocco–Spain border at Ceuta, a city on the North African coast. Constructed by Spain, its purpose is to prevent smuggling and to stop migrants from entering Europe. Morocco objected to the construction of the barrier since it does not recognize Spanish sovereignty in Ceuta.
The Strait of Gibraltar crossing is a hypothetical bridge or tunnel spanning the Strait of Gibraltar that would connect Europe and Africa. The governments of Spain and Morocco appointed a joint committee to investigate the feasibility of linking the two continents in 1979, which resulted in the much broader Euromed Transport project.
Móra la Nova is a municipality in the comarca, or district, of the Ribera d'Ebre in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the left bank of the Ebre river, facing the district capital Móra d'Ebre. It is served by a RENFE railway station on the line between Tarragona and Zaragoza and by the N-420 road to Gandesa and Reus.
La Playa or La Playa de Belén is a Colombian municipality in the department of North Santander.
Colonia Santa María la Ribera is a colonia located in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City, just west of the historic center. It was created in the late 19th century for the affluent who wanted homes outside of the city limits. The colonia reached its height between 1910 and 1930. In the 1930s, the middle class moved in and a new era of construction began. The colonia began to deteriorate in the 1950s, as the city grew around it and apartment buildings were constructed. Since the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, poorer residents have moved in and economic housing has been constructed. Today, the colonia is a mix of old mansions and homes, small shops and businesses, tenements and abandoned buildings. The colonia has one major park and two museums. This area was designated as a "Barrio Mágico" by the city in 2011.
Castellar de la Ribera is a municipality in the comarca of the Solsonès in Catalonia, Spain. It is located in the valley of the Ribera Salada.
The Sonorama Festival is an annual music festival which takes place in the city of Aranda de Duero, in Castile and León (Spain), since 1998. It is organized by the cultural association, and non-profit, "Art de Troya", in mid-August each year. The line up mainly consists of indie pop, indie rock, and electronic music.
Paseo Cornisa is a park in Algeciras, Spain. It was inaugurated in May 2007. It stretches for just over a kilometre between Punta del Cementerio and Punta del Almirante in the north of the city near the old cemetery and parallel to the Playa del Barranco and Playa de El Rinconcillo. The park has an area of over 20,000 square metres (220,000 sq ft). Within the park is the Torre del Almirante or Admiral's Tower which dates from the 14th century.
Iglesia de San Francisco is a church in the Spanish city of Ceuta, bordering northern Morocco. It stands at the side of the Plaza de los Reyes, and is a distinctive Baroque twin-towered yellow building. It was built in the early eighteenth century in honour of the Holy Cross and is noted for its Baroque altarpieces and images of the Virgin and Christ.
Monumento del Llano Amarillo is a monument in the Spanish territory of Ceuta, in the North of Africa, at the bottom of Mount Hacho. The fifteen metre monument was moved here from Morocco in 1962 and it is one of the few sculptures left that record Spain's period of Nationalism following the Spanish Civil War.
Playa del Chorrillo is a beach of Ceuta, a Spanish city bordering northern Morocco. Like the Playa de la Ribera, it lies to the south of the isthmus. It has a length of about 1200 metres and average width of 30 metres, with black sand.
Playa El Desnarigado is a small beach of Ceuta, a Spanish city bordering northern Morocco. The beach is about 80 metres in length with an average width of about six metres.
Playa Benítez is a beach of Ceuta, a Spanish city bordering northern Morocco. The beach is about 900 metres (3,000 ft) in length with an average width of about 200 metres (660 ft). It forms part of the Punta Blanca. The beach is popular with sports enthusiasts.
Playa El Tarajal is a beach of Ceuta, bordering northern Morocco. The beach is about 250 metres in length with an average width of about 15 metres.
Playa de La Atunara is a beach in the municipality of La Línea de la Concepción, in the Province of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain. It has a length of about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) and average width of about 90 metres (300 ft). It is a busy beach and bordered on the south by the Playa de Levante and north by the Playa de Torrenueva. In its vicinity are the remains of the Tunara battery. It has a seafront promenade of restaurants, known for their pescaitos and clams. Among the highlights are the traditions of the Virgin of Carmen exiting the port of La Atunara through the streets in a parade. It has all the basic services required of an urban beach, daily waste collection season, toilets, showers and disabled access and presence of police and local rescue equipment.
Duke of Alcalá de los Gazules, commonly known as Duke of Alcalá, is an hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of Grandee, granted in 1558 by Philip II to Pedro Afán de Ribera, 3rd Marquess of Tarifa, Lord of Alcalá de los Gazules and Viceroy of Naples and Catalonia.
The Morocco–Spain border consists of three non-contiguous lines totalling 18.5 km around the Spanish territories of Ceuta (8 km), Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera and Melilla (10.5 km). These three exclaves form part of Spain's plazas de soberanía, which also includes a number of small islands off the Moroccan coast.
La Ribera, also spelled La Rivera, just Ribera or Rivera, is a district of the Belén canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.
Coordinates: 35°53′13″N5°18′55″W / 35.88694°N 5.31528°W
