Charf Hill ( ar, هضبة الشرف) is a hill in
Tangier, northern
Morocco. Its elevation is 93 metres above sea level and it overlooks the city between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic.
Description
The hill offers a panoramic view of Tangier and the coastline from
Cape Malabata
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Cape Malabata (french: Cap Malabata; es, Punta Malabata; ar, رأس ملباطا, ''Ras Malabata'', or ''Rās al-Manār'', "Lighthouse Cape") is a cape located about east of central Tangier, Morocco, facing the Strait of Gibraltar. Th ...
in the east to La Montagne in the west.
Charf Hill has a number of high-rise buildings and towards the foot of the hill are some of the poor residential districts of Tangier and the
Plaza de Toros. The Syrian Mosque of Tangier is also located on the hill and is noted for its style of minaret, rare to the region.
Legend says that Charf Hill is the burial place of the massive body of
Antaeus after he was defeated by
Hercules.
La mythologie de Tanger
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References
External links
Tangier
Mountains of Morocco
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