CEUTA

thāooˈtä, city (1994 pop. 71,926), c.7 sq mi (18 sq km), NW Africa, a possession of Spain, on the Strait of Gibraltar. An enclave in Morocco, Ceuta is administered as an integral part of Cádiz prov., Spain. It is located on a peninsula whose promontory forms one of the Pillars of Hercules. The city, which has a European appearance, is a free port, with a large harbor and ample wharves; it is also a refueling and fishing port. Food processing is an important activity, and tourism is growing. Ceuta is connected with Tétouan, Morocco, by road and rail.

Built on a Phoenician colony, the city was held by Carthaginians, Romans, Vandals, Byzantines, and Arabs (711). Taken by Portugal in 1415 (the first permanent European conquest in Africa), it then passed (1580) to Spain. It has remained Spanish despite several attacks, notably a prolonged siege (1694–1720) by the Sultan Moulay Ismail. In the 1990s Ceuta became a way station for many sub-Saharan Africans fleeing civil wars or other strife in their homelands and attempting to emigrate to Europe. In 2002, Morocco, which objects to Spain's possession of Ceuta, Melilla, and several smaller Moroccan outposts, briefly occupied nearby Perejil, or Leila, an uninhabited islet both nations claim. After Spanish forces bloodlessly ousted the Moroccans, both countries agreed to leave Perejil unoccupied.

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Europe or Africa? A Contemporary Study of the Spanish North African Enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla
Book by Peter Gold; Liverpool University Press, 2000
Subjects: Ceuta (Spain), Melilla (Spain), Morocco--Foreign Relations--Spain, Spain--Foreign Relations--1975-, Spain--Foreign Relations--Morocco
...PSOE took 11 Figure 3.4 . By contrast in Ceuta the two main parties held only nine seats...1987. This poor showing by the PSOE in Ceuta was certainly due in part to the fact that...and split the party's vote. Power in Ceuta now resided in the hands of a coalition...
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The Hundred Years War for Morocco: Gunpowder and the Military Revolution in the Early Modern Muslim World
Book by Weston F. Cook Jr.; Westview Press, 1994
Subjects: Firearms--Morocco--History, Military Art And Science--Morocco--History, Morocco--History, Military
...Estimulo Economico la Conquesta de Ceuta ", III Congresso do Mondo Portugues 1...Zurara is our main primary source on Ceuta. Cronica da tomada de septa por el-Rei...ed Larry King Lisbon: 1978 . Also on Ceuta is a colleagues work, Mateus de Pisano...
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Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Empire, 1402-1975
Book by James S. Olson, Sam L. Slick, Samuel Freeman, Virginia Garrard Burnett, Fred Koestler; Greenwood Press, 1992
Subjects: Spain--Colonies--History--Dictionaries, Spain--History--Dictionaries, Spain--Territories And Possessions--History--Dictionaries
...Vila, Cespedes, el Padre de la Patria Cubana , 1931. CEUTA. Ceuta is a Spanish outpost of 7.5 square miles located on...entrance to the Straits of Gibraltar * . In ancient times, Ceuta had been controlled by a succession of Phoenicians and...
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The Regions of Spain: A Reference Guide to History and Culture
Book by Robert W. Kern, Chuck Smith; Greenwood Press, 1995
Subjects: Regionalism--Spain, Spain--Civilization, Spain--History, Local
...monarchy. Despite the Kingdom of Moroccos protests, Ceuta and Melilla gained representation in the Cortes...make them something of a precarious liability. CEUTA AND MELILLA VITAL STATISTICS. Ceuta: pop., 67,187; area, 19 sq. km. Melilla...
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Political Protest and Street Art: Popular Tools for Democratization in Hispanic Countries
Book by Lyman G. Chaffee; Greenwood Press, 1993
Subjects: Democratization--South America--History--20th Century, Democratization--Spain--History--20th Century, Politics In Art, Street Art--South America--History--20th Century, Street Art--Spain--History--20th Century
...of territory and still retains two enclaves, Ceuta and Melilla. 44 Thus, issues on Arab politics...three colonial enclaves, Spanish Melilla and Ceuta in North Africa, and British Gibraltar. Ceuta and Melilla were the subject of considerable...
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Israel's Security Barrier: an International Comparative Analysis and Legal Evaluation
Journal article by Barry A. Feinstein, Justus Reid Weiner; The George Washington International Law Review, Vol. 37, 2005
Subjects: Boundaries, Historical analysis, International law, Israeli occupied territories, Manycountries, Territorial issues, Terrorism
...and Melilla Spain considers the cities of Ceuta and Melilla, each with a population of...Mediterranean Sea, on the other.128 Ceuta is located only eight miles south of the...Moroccan coast some 200 miles to the east of Ceuta.131 Morocco claims Ceuta and Melilla...
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Muslims in Spain: between the Historical Heritage and the Minority Construction
Journal article by Jordi Moreras; The Muslim World, Vol. 92, 2002
Subjects: Migration, Muslims, Spain
...Marbella and Valencia, in addition to Ceuta and Melilla (located in North Africa...although some populations, such as those of Ceuta and Melilla, are of Moroccan origin...includes residents of Muslim origin in Ceuta and Melilla, who represent about 60...
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Representing Islam in Spain: Muslim Identities and the Contestation of Leadership*
Journal article by Elena Arigita; The Muslim World, Vol. 96, 2006
Subjects: Agreements, Islam, Leadership, Muslims, Terrorism
...August 2005 in Granada, Madrid, Valencia, Ceuta and Melilla, this article aims to explore...Melilla) was formed and three years later in Ceuta the Zaouia Musulmana Mohamadia-Mahoma...beyond only a couple of schools, mainly in Ceuta and Melilla and a small number in Madrid...
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Major Convoy Operation to Malta, 10-15 August 1942 (Operation Pedestal)
Journal article by Milan Vego; Naval War College Review, Vol. 63, 2010
...on an easterly course. The station in Ceuta also reported the movement of various enemy...Abwehr agents in the Gibraltar area and Ceuta, and reports from reconnaissance aircraft...operation. Agents in the Gibraltar area and Ceuta made the initial sightings. Afterward...
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Global Multiculturalism: The Challenge of Heterogeneity
Journal article by Jocelyne Cesari; Alternatives: Global, Local, Political, Vol. 27, 2002
Subjects: Culture--International aspects, Globalization--Social aspects, Multiculturalism--Social aspects
...selected Marseille, Paris, Barcelona, Ceuta and Melilla, Milan, Turin, Naples...and for the contraband activities between Ceuta and Melilla and the Moroccan backcountry...across borders, such as those observed in Ceuta and Melilla, show to what extent transnational...
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Life in Limbostan
Magazine article by Bill Donahue; Mother Jones, Vol. 28, September 2003
Subjects: Aliens, Ceuta & Melilla Spain, Cities, Geographic profiles, Immigration policy
...WHOLE TIME I WAS IN LA CIUDAD AUTONOMA de Ceuta, one of Spains last two enclaves in North...wandered slowly, instead, into the center of Ceuta, a town of 76,000 that is home to one...skull. There is something absurd about Ceuta, which sits on a peninsula that juts into...
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Europe's Back Doors : Two Sleepy Spanish Enclaves on the Coast of Morocco Are Suddenly of Concern to Both Sides of the Mediterranean-As Entry Points for Africans Slipping Illegally into the European Union
Magazine article by George Stolz; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 285, January 2000
Subjects: European Union--Emigration and immigration, Illegal immigrants, Morocco--Emigration and immigration
...first time Michael Emeka heard mention of Ceuta, a Spanish enclave in North Africa, he...One of the men suggested a place called Ceuta; he recalled having read a magazine article...Union. Emekas friend was not misinformed. Ceuta and Melilla are Spanish cities -- former...
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Europe's Back Doors: Two Sleep Spanish Enclaves on the Coast of Morocco Are Suddenly of Concern to Both Sides of the Mediterranean - as Entry Points for Africas Slipping Illegally into the European Union
Magazine article by George Stolz; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 285, January 2000
Subjects: African refugees, Illegal aliens--Europe, Immigration law--Spain, Morocco, Spain
...first time Michael Emeka heard mention of Ceuta, a Spanish enclave in North Africa, he...One of the men suggested a place called Ceuta; he recalled having read a magazine article...Union. Emekas friend was not misinformed. Ceuta and Melilla are Spanish cities--former...
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Morocco-Enterprise and Red Tape: What Is Business in Africa Really like? Katrina Manson and James Knight Drove from Morocco to Sierra Leone in Search of the Realities for SMEs. on Their Month-Long Trip, They Met Feisty Entrepreneurs Working Hard in Tough Circumstances. First Up, Morocco
Magazine article by Katrina Manson, James Knight; African Business, February 2007
Subjects: Businesspeople--Evaluation, Businesspeople--Management, Entrepreneurs--Evaluation, Entrepreneurs--Management, Entrepreneurship--Evaluation, Entrepreneurship--Management, Morocco--Economic aspects, Small and medium sized companies--Evaluation, Small and medium sized companies--Management, Small and medium sized companies--Taxation, Tax havens--Laws, regulations and rules
...petrol pump attendant--told us this in Ceuta, the Spanish tax haven at the northern...a-cropper. But Mohameds presence in Ceuta was revealing. Moroccan workers make up...in his country of origin. "I work in Ceuta rather than Morocco because I can earn...
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Anarchy at Sea: The Sea Is a Domain Increasingly beyond Government Control, Vast and Wild, Where Laws of Nations Mean Little and Secretive Shipowners Do as They Please-And Where the Resilient Pathogens of Piracy and Terrorism Flourish
Magazine article by William Langewiesche; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 292, September 2003
Subjects: Al-Qaeda--Investigations, Antiterrorism measures--Evaluation, Freight transportation industry, International Maritime Organization--Laws, regulations and rules, Maritime law--Analysis, Maritime law--Interpretation and construction, Piracy (Transportation crime)--Cases, Piracy (Transportation crime)--International aspects, Piracy (Transportation crime)--Prevention, Security systems industry, Shipment of goods--Accidents, Shipment of goods--International aspects, Shipping industry, Shipping--Accidents, Shipping--International aspects, Terrorism--International aspects, Water transportation--Accidents, Water transportation--International aspects, Water transportation--Safety and security measures
...eliminated: the ship would fuel instead at Ceuta, on the Moroccan side of the strait...continued normally. The Kristal arrived at Ceuta on February 24. A storm was forecast for...He told her that he was calling from Ceuta, and that his return to Galicia had been...
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Getting along Famously; Answers to Correspondents
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), August 18, 2004
...holding on to their North African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla while demanding the return...defending the peninsula from invasion. Ceuta was taken in 1415 by Portugal, who then...Spain soon followed suit, retaining Ceuta and Melilla on the grounds they were an...
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The Car That Believed It Could Fly; Number of Mad Engineers Who Claim to Have Built Flying Cars: Countless. Number of Mad Engineers Who've Actually Succeeded: One (That's His on the Left)
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), February 22, 2009
Subjects: Engineers
...January morning on the military base in Ceuta, the Spanish enclave at the northern tip...thats when I made the distress call to Ceuta. Then the GPS system stopped working...000. After landing on the runway at Ceuta, Laughton was surrounded by Spanish soldiers...
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Mali Leads Way to Europe; Risky Journey across Sahara Starts in Gao
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, October 13, 2005
...that separate Morocco from Melilla and Ceuta, two Spanish-held enclaves on the African...persons died when 500 tried to cross into Ceuta, about 300 miles west of Melilla. All...migrants to Morocco. For now, arrivals in Ceuta or Melilla are taken to a holding camp...
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Cash Queens! Bringing You Great Savings
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), March 19, 2010
...and non transferable. TO THE RETAILER Ceuta Healthcare will only redeem this coupon...Shield Bar Soap and no other product. Ceuta Healthcare reserves the right to refuse...misredeemed coupons. Please submit coupons to Ceuta Healthcare, Valassis Ltd, Corby, Northants...
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Morocco Defends Islet Incursion
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, July 18, 2002
...Morocco and Spain over the city enclaves of Ceuta and Mellila. Here are some points in the...a border zone between the domains of Ceuta and the rest of Morocco. The decree...denominates this zone as a "zone natural de Ceuta," makes no mention of Perejil. * Furthermore...
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encyclopedia articles on: Ceuta  - 15 results

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Ceuta
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CEUTA thaoo ta, city (1994 pop. 71,926...Strait of Gibraltar. An enclave in Morocco, Ceuta is administered as an integral part of Cadiz...important activity, and tourism is growing. Ceuta is connected with Tetouan, Morocco, by...
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Morocco , Country, Africa
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...ceded to Morocco in 1969. Two cities, Ceuta and Melilla , and several small islands...Moroccan coast. Beginning with the capture of Ceuta in 1415, Portugal took all the chief ports...Morocco occupied an uninhabited islet off Ceuta that is claimed by Spain, drawing international...
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Spain
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Spains former empire. Two of the enclaves, Ceuta and Melilla , are Spanish municipalities...and in 2002 briefly occupied an islet off Ceuta, sparking a bloodless confrontation with...communities) and 2 autonomous cities (Ceuta and Melilla). Each of the autonomous...
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Pillars of Hercules
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the Strait of Gibraltar. They are usually identified with Gibraltar in Europe and with Mt. Acha at Ceuta in Africa. The Jebel Musa (W of Ceuta) is also considered one of the pillars. They are also referred to as the Gates of Hercules...
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Idrisi
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
IDRISI idre se or Edrisi e , b. 1099?, d. after 1154, Arab geographer, b. Ceuta . He traveled in Europe, Asia Minor, and Mediterranean lands and settled at the court of Roger II of Sicily, for whom he made...
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