Melilla la Vieja

Old Melilla

Melilla la Vieja

Melilla, Spain

Melilla la Vieja from the sea.

Old Melilla

Coordinates| 35°17′38″N 2°56′02″W﻿ / ﻿35.294°N 2.934°W﻿ / 35.294; -2.934
Type| Fortress
Site information
Open to
the public| Yes
Condition| Well-preserved (partly reconstructed)
Site history
Built| 16th and 17th centuries
Built by| Catholic Monarchs of Spain
Materials| Rammed earth
Battles/wars| Siege of Melilla (1774–1775)

Melilla la Vieja ("Old Melilla") is the name of a large fortress which stands immediately to the north of the port in Melilla, one of Spain's Plazas de soberanía on the north African coast. Built during the 16th and 17th centuries, much of the fortress has been restored in recent years.

The fortress contains many of Melilla's most important historical sites, among them an archaeological museum, a military museum, the Church of the Conception, and a series of caves and tunnels, like Conventico Caves, in use since Phoenician times.

## References

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* Hardy, P., Vorhees, M., and Edsall, H. (2005). Morocco. Footscray, VIC: Lonely Planet.

35°17′38″N 2°56′02″W﻿ / ﻿35.294°N 2.934°W﻿ / 35.294; -2.934

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Melilla

Architecture|

* Bienes de interés cultural in Melilla (es)
* Melilla border fence
* Estadio Municipal Álvarez Claro
* Melilla Airport
* Melilla la Vieja
* Transport in Melilla

Geography|

* Río de Oro

History|

* Conquest of Melilla
* Siege of Melilla (1774–1775)
* First Melillan campaign
* Second Melillan campaign
* July 1936 military uprising in Melilla
* COVID-19 pandemic in Melilla

Politics|

* 2007 Morocco–Spain diplomatic conflict
* People's Party of Melilla
* Coalition for Melilla
* Melilla (Spanish Congress Electoral District)
* 2019 Melilla Assembly election
* List of governors of Melilla
* Mayor-President of Melilla
* Statute of Autonomy of Melilla

Sport|

* Royal Melillan Football Federation
* Ceuta-Melilla derby
* Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in Ceuta and Melilla
* Estadio Municipal Álvarez Claro

Teams|

* Casino del Real (dissolved)
* Huracán Melilla
* Melilla CD
* Melilla CF (dissolved)
* SD Melilla (dissolved)
* UD Melilla (1943) (dissolved)
* UD Melilla
* UD Melilla B
* Melilla Baloncesto
* Rusadir (dissolved)
* Tercio

Other|

* Coat of arms of Melilla
* Flag of Melilla
* Haketia
* Melilla Airlines

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