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
...THE SPANISH NORTH AFRICAN ENCLAVES OF CEUTA AND MELILLA PETER GOLD LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY...3.1 Percentage vote of main parties: Ceuta, general elections 1977 2000 59...elections 1977 2000 59 Figure 3.3 Ceuta local elections: seats won 1979 1999...
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The Portuguese Pioneers
Book by Edgar Prestage; A. & C. Black, 1933
Subjects: Discoveries In Geography--Portuguese, Explorers--Portugal, Portugal--History--Period Of Discoveries, 1385-1580, Voyages And Travels
...II. THE EXPEDITION TO CEUTA. THE AIMS OF HENRY THE NAVIGATOR...VIII. LIFE AT CEUTA. THE CONQUEST OF ALCACER. HENRYS DEATH...galleys off Cape Espichel, seized others at Ceuta, and later on in a fight with fifty-four...
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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
...War, Spanish garrisons at Melilla and Ceuta, survive to hint of alternative Moroccan...possessed peninsular towns like Sabta Ceuta , Badis, Tit wan Tetouan , Melilla, and...by the ruler. In towns such as c Azafid Ceuta and Q ar- -S aghir, merchant-princes ran...
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A Survey of North West Africa (The Maghrib)
Book by Nevill Barbour; Oxford University Press, 1962
Subjects: Africa, North
...172 I. THE GARRISON TOWNS OF CEUTA AND MELILLA, THE CHAFARINAS ISLANDS...GOMERA 181 Ceuta and Melilla 181...practice of making their headquarters in Ceuta or Tangier. Civilization had not spread...
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Britain and Morocco during the Embassy of John Drummond Hay, 1845-1886
Book by Malcolm Williams, Gavin Waterson, Khalid Ben-Srhir; RoutledgeCurzon, 2005
Subjects: British--Morocco--History--19th Century, Great Britain--Foreign Relations--1837-1901, Great Britain--Foreign Relations--Morocco, Hay, John Drummond, Morocco--Foreign Relations--Great Britain
...attempted to gain its support for a blockade of Ceuta, though this did not materialize. 47...their forces and efforts in the blockade of Ceuta. At the time, the British army had been...prevented the Moroccans from recovering Ceuta. 55 In fact, the period prior to the...
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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
...we selected Marseille, Paris, Barcelona, Ceuta and Melilla, Milan, Turin, Naples, and...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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Early Modern Expansion and the Politicization of Oceanic Space [*]
Journal article by Elizabeth Mancke; The Geographical Review, Vol. 89, 1999
Subjects: Geographical research--Evaluation, Geography--History, Imperialism--History, Ocean and civilization--History, Ocean--Political aspects
...dependencies are islands or islandlike enclaves, such as Gibraltar, Ceuta, and Melilla. Individually and in total, they represent the...associations of New Zealand, and Niue is a dependency. Spain retains Ceuta and Melilla on the coast of North Africa and the Canary Islands...
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Problems of European Union Citizenship Rights at the Periphery
Journal article by Karis Muller; The Australian Journal of Politics and History, Vol. 45, 1999
Subjects: Citizenship--Laws, regulations, etc., Europe--Politics and government, European Union. European Parliament--Membership, Suffrage--Laws, regulations, etc.
...South America (French Guyana); on or near the coast of Africa (Ceuta and Meilla, Reunion); and in the Caribbean (Guadeloupe and Martinique...Ceuta and Melilla and the Canary islands -- are entitled to vote although...
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New Evidence on the Early Life of Ibn Al-Arabi
Journal article by Gerald Elmore; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 117, 1997
Subjects: Autobiographies--Analysis, al-Arabi, Muhyi 'l-Din Ibn--Conduct of life
...334 (1.4). Ibn al-Arabi studied hadith with him at his home in Ceuta in Ramadan, 589/Sept., 1193 (see ibid., 1: 32, II. 3-4). Ibn...al-Saigh (d. 600/1204) was a Sufi ascetic and traditionist from Ceuta, described in Ibn al-Arabis R. Ruh al-quds (Damascus: Matbaat...
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"Concentric Circles" at the Periphery of the European Union
Journal article by Karis Muller; The Australian Journal of Politics and History, Vol. 46, 2000
Subjects: European Union--Research, Imperialism--Political aspects, Military policy--European Union, Treaty of Rome, 1957
...or "isolated" regions are mainly off-shore islands: Spains Ceuta and Melilla (two Spanish free ports on the North African coast...Isle of Man, the latter two of which are not on EU territory. Ceuta and Melilla, part of Spain, and Gibraltar, not part of the UK...
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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...come a-cropper. But Mohameds presence in Ceuta was revealing. Moroccan workers make up...around 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, and...continued normally. The Kristal arrived at Ceuta on February 24. A storm was forecast for...said. He told her that he was calling from Ceuta, and that his return to Galicia had been...
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Rock On: The Strange and Telling Struggle over Gibraltar
Magazine article by David Pryce-Jones; National Review, Vol. 54, July 1, 2002
Subjects: British foreign relations--Spain, Gibraltar--Political aspects, Spain, Spanish foreign relations--United Kingdom, United Kingdom
...decolonize the Canary Islands. But Melilla and Ceuta are two little sand-blown towns about a...conquest. General Franco set sail from Ceuta with his fearsome Moorish troops to launch...weak points is too great to be contained. Ceuta and Melilla are centers of people-trafficking...
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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...a border zone between the domains of Ceuta and the rest of Morocco. The decree, which denominates this zone as a "zone natural de Ceuta," makes no mention of Perejil. * Furthermore...
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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...independence, Spain soon followed suit, retaining Ceuta and Melilla on the grounds they were an...
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Sue Wilson Column
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), August 9, 2004
...Spanish think that Gibraltar should be part of their national territory while having no intention of giving up the enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla in North Africa which are claimed by Morocco. But where logic is lacking passion prevails and it seems unlikely...
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ON THE TRAIL OF MADDIE; New Lead: Naoual Malhi Is Sure the Girl She Spotted Is Maddie
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), November 3, 2007
...Fnideq is Africas last settlement. Just around the headland of its northern tip, beyond a chaotic, badly-policedfrontier, stands Ceuta, the Spanishowned equivalent of Gibraltar. And acrossthe shimmering straits, so close that the houses are clearly visible, lies...
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BEAST CAGED; Teacher Fled after 22yrs Preying on Boy Scouts
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), June 30, 2006
...shortly before he was about to appear in court on abuse charges. But he was tracked down two years later to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, in Morocco, where he was arrested and eventually extradited back to Scotland. And at the High Court in Edinburgh, Lord Wheatley...
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encyclopedia articles on: Ceuta  - 15 results

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Ceuta
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
CEUTA thaoo ta, city (1994 pop. 71,926), c.7 sq mi (18 sq km...Spain, on the Strait of Gibraltar. An enclave in Morocco, Ceuta is administered as an integral part of Cadiz prov., Spain...processing is an important activity, and tourism is growing. Ceuta is connected with Tetouan, Morocco, by road and rail. Built...
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Pillars of Hercules
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...to 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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Spanish Africa
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
SPANISH AFRICA historical name for the Spanish possessions in Africa Ceuta and Melilla (enclaves in Morocco), the Canary Islands , and Western Sahara . Spain also formerly held Ifni (now part...
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Morocco , Country, Africa
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...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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Idrisi
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
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 a...
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