Alhucemas Islands
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The Alhucemas Islands are a group of three islets under Spanish sovereignty located in the Bay of Al Hoceima, in the Alboran Sea. They have historically been classified as "minor places of sovereignty
The Alhucemas Islands, c. 1950s
Peñón de Alhucemas, viewed from the Moroccan coast
Spanish family on a street of the peñón c. 1915
Peñón
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A peñón is a term for certain offshore rocky island forts established by the Spanish Empire. Several are still part of the plazas de soberanía of Spain in Northern Africa.
Alhucemas Islands
…or 0.015 km2 (0.006 sq mi), and a height of 27 m (89 ft). The rock is entirely occupied by a fort, several houses, and a church. It is one of several peñones, or rock-fortresses, off the coast of Northern Africa. Isla de Tierra () is a steep, 11 m (36 ft) high rocky platform, 114 m (374 ft) north of the…
Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, seen from the Moroccan coast.
Peñón de Alhucemas, viewed from the Moroccan coast.