Ceuta facts for kids

Ciudad Autónoma de Ceuta

Area  – Total	28 km²
Population  – Total (2003)  – Density	76,152  2719.71/km²
Name of inhabitants  – English  – Spanish	--- ceutí
Statute of Autonomy	March 14, 1995
ISO 3166-2	ES-CE
Parliamentary representation  Congress seats  Senate seats	1 2
President	Juan Jesús Vivas Lara (PP)
Ciudad Autónoma de Ceuta

Ceuta is a Spanish city in North Africa, at the Strait of Gibraltar. The City area is about 20 square kilometers, and there are over 82,000 people living in the city. The city is surrounded by a border fence, which has been built to keep the Moroccans (and other Africans) from moving there unlawfully. Ceuta is part of Spain (and therefore the European Union). Until it became a self-governing city in 1994, it belonged to the Cadiz Province.

It was built by the Phoenicians at a strategic position.

Images for kids

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  Phoenician archeological site, dated to the 7th century BC, next to the Cathedral of Ceuta

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  The Arab Baths of Ceuta, built between the 11th and 13th centuries

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  The Marinid Walls, built by Abu Sa'id Uthman II in 1328

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  Representation of Prince Henry the Navigator during the Conquest of Ceuta in azulejos at the São Bento railway station

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  1572 depiction of Ceuta

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  The Royal Walls of Ceuta, built from 962 to the 18th century, and navigable moats

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  Eclectic House of the Dragons, built in 1905

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  Fort of the Desnarigado, built in the 19th century. It houses a museum.

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  Bastion of la Coraza Alta on the shore of the Playa del Chorrillo beach

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  A street in Ceuta, c. 1905–1910

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  The Moroccan mountain of Jebel Musa, as viewed from Benzú. It is also known as the 'Dead Woman' because of its silhouette.

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  Remains of the Late Roman Christian Basilica and Necropolis of Ceuta, dated to the mid-4th century AD or the beginning of the 5th century AD

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  Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption, completed in 1726

See also

In Spanish: Ceuta para niños