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Melilla
Melilla (, ; ) is an autonomous city of Spain on the North African coast. It lies on the eastern side of the Cape Three Forks, bordering Morocco and facing the Mediterranean Sea. It has an area of . It was part of the Province of Málaga until 14 March 1995, when the Statute of Autonomy of Melilla was passed. Melilla is one of the special territories of the member states of the European Union. Movements to and from the rest of the EU and Melilla are subject to specific rules, provided for ''inter alia'' in the Accession Agreement of Spain to the Schengen Convention. As of 2019, Melilla had a population of 86,487. The population is chiefly divided between people of Iberian and Riffian extraction. There is also a small number of Sephardic Jews and Sindhi Hindus. Melilla features a diglossia between the official Spanish and Tarifit. Like the autonomous city of Ceuta and Spain's other territories in Africa, Melilla is subject to an irredentist claim by Morocco. Name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayor-President Of Melilla
The Mayor-President of the Autonomous City of Melilla () or simply the President of Melilla, is the highest authority of the Spain, Spanish Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous city of Melilla, acting as head of government and as Speaker (politics), presiding officer of the Assembly of Melilla. The current and 6th Mayor-President of Melilla is Juan José Imbroda of the People's Party (Spain), People's Party, who has held the office since 7 July 2023 and previously from 20 July 2000 to 15 June 2019. Prior to March 1995, when the enclave's Statute of Autonomy of Melilla, Statute of Autonomy was passed, the city was part of Province of Málaga. Duties and powers The mayor-president has the responsibility to lead the government; appoint the government members; represent the City; convene and preside over the sessions of the Plenary; design, develop and execute the powers entrusted to the autonomous cities by the Constitution of Spain, Constitution; dictate regulations; execute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assembly Of Melilla
The Assembly of Melilla () is the representative institution of the autonomous city of Melilla, an exclave of Spain located on the north coast of Africa. As autonomous cities lack legislative powers, which are reserved only to the Cortes Generales and the legislatures of the autonomous communities, the Assembly of Melilla is more akin to a city council with increased prerogatives, including the right to table bills and to demand the introduction of government bills, than to a legislature. The Assembly has 25 members, elected by universal suffrage. Following an election, the members of the Assembly select a Mayor-President to serve as the head of government for the city. In the 2015 Melilla Assembly election, the People's Party (PP) fell one seat short of a majority, with 12 out of 25 available seats, requiring support from the sole Populars in Freedom Party (PPL) member to continue governing. In the 2019 Melilla Assembly election, the PP fell three seats short of a majority ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melilla La Vieja
Melilla la Vieja ("Old Melilla") is 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 Phoenicia Phoenicians were an Ancient Semitic-speaking peoples, ancient Semitic group of people who lived in the Phoenician city-states along a coastal strip in the Levant region of the eastern Mediterranean, primarily modern Lebanon and the Syria, Syrian ...n times. References Buildings and structures in Melilla History of Melilla Tourist attractions in Melilla Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in Melilla {{Plazadesoberanía-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morocco–Spain Border
The Morocco–Spain border consists of three non-contiguous lines totalling 18.5 km (11.5 miles) around the Spanish territories of Ceuta (8 km; 5 miles), Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera (75 metres; 80 yards) and Melilla (10.5 km; 6½ miles). Spanish islets such as the Chafarinas or the Alhucemas Islands, Alhucemas are located off the Moroccan coast. History Historically the were part of various Muslim empires of north-west Africa. Ceuta was conquered by Portugal in 1415. Following the Reconquista of the Iberian Peninsula, Spain looked south to the North African coast, capturing Melilla from the Sultanate of Fez in 1497, with Portugal's blessing. Spain took the then-island of Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera Conquest of the Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera (1508), by force in 1508, with Portugal recognising this claim the following year with the Treaty of Cintra. Retaken by the Kingdom of Fez in 1554, Spain reconquered it in 1564, and it has remained in Spanish hands sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Territories Of Members Of The European Economic Area
The special territories of members of the European Economic Area (EEA) are the 32 special territories of EU member states and EFTA member states which, for historical, geographical, or political reasons, enjoy special status within or outside the European Union and the European Free Trade Association. The special territories of EU member states are categorised under three headings: nine Outermost Regions (OMR) that form part of the European Union, though they benefit from derogations from some EU laws due to their geographical remoteness from mainland Europe; thirteen Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT) that do not form part of the European Union, though they cooperate with the EU via the Overseas Countries and Territories Association; and ten special cases that form part of the European Union (with the exception of the Faroe Islands), though EU laws make ''ad hoc'' provisions. The Outermost Regions were recognised at the signing of the Maastricht Treaty in 1992, and confi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Melilla
The flag of Melilla, a Spanish enclave in North Africa, consists of a pale blue background with the city's coat of arms in the centre. The flag is adopted on 13 March 1995 when Melilla became an autonomous city of Spain. The coat of arms of Melilla is the same as the coat of arms of the House of Medina Sidonia, from which it comes directly. Its blazon is as follows: in an azure field, two cauldrons checkered in gold and gules , surrounded by seven serpents in sinople, placed on a pole. Border of the royal arms of Castile and Leon, of nine pieces of gules, with castles of gold, alternating, with nine pieces of silver with lions of gules. The shield is topped with a ducal crown, which dominates a figure representing Guzmán el Bueno, in the act of throwing a dagger, from the castle of Tarifa. It is supported by the columns of the Strait of Hercules, with the inscription ''Non Plus Ultra''. At the foot of the shield, but outside of it, appears a Dragon in sinople. On the crest appe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan José Imbroda
Juan José Imbroda Ortiz (born 24 June 1944) is a Spanish politician who currently serves as the Mayor-President of the Spanish enclave of Melilla Melilla (, ; ) is an autonomous city of Spain on the North African coast. It lies on the eastern side of the Cape Three Forks, bordering Morocco and facing the Mediterranean Sea. It has an area of . It was part of the Province of Málaga un .... He previously served as Mayor-President from 2000 to 2019. He is a member of the People's Party (PP). References External links Biography at El País 1944 births Living people Mayor-Presidents of Melilla Members of the Assembly of Melilla People from Melilla People's Party (Spain) politicians {{Melilla-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Statute Of Autonomy Of Melilla
The Statute of Autonomy of Melilla () is the basic institutional norm of the autonomous city of Melilla, in Spain. It is an organic law approved on 13 March 1995 and published in the Official State Gazette (''Boletín Oficial del Estado'') the following day, together with the equivalent of the city of Ceuta. It established Melilla as an autonomous city, because before it was a municipality belonging to the province of Málaga. It was the result of a 17-year process that originated from the Fifth Transitory Provision of the Constitution of 1978 that allowed the subsequent constitution of Ceuta and Melilla in autonomous communities. References Bibliography * * {{Melilla 1995 in Spain Melilla Melilla (, ; ) is an autonomous city of Spain on the North African coast. It lies on the eastern side of the Cape Three Forks, bordering Morocco and facing the Mediterranean Sea. It has an area of . It was part of the Province of Málaga un ... History of Melilla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Autonomous Communities Of Spain
The autonomous communities () are the first-level political divisions of Spain, administrative divisions of Spain, created in accordance with the Constitution of Spain, Spanish Constitution of 1978, with the aim of guaranteeing limited autonomy to the nationalities and regions of Spain, nationalities and regions that make up Spain. There are 17 autonomous communities and two autonomous cities (Ceuta and Melilla) that are collectively known as "autonomies". The two autonomous cities have the right to become autonomous communities. The autonomous communities exercise their right to self-government within the limits set forth in the constitution and Organic Law (Spain), organic laws known as Statute of Autonomy, Statutes of Autonomy, which broadly define the powers that they assume. Each statute sets out the devolved powers () for each community; typically those communities with stronger local nationalism have more powers, and this type of devolution has been called ''asymmetric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Three Forks
Cape Three Forks, Cape des Trois Fourches, or Cape Tres Forcas is a headland on the Mediterranean coast of northeastern Morocco. Geography The cape is a large mountainous promontory of North Africa into the Mediterranean Sea. For centuries, this cape has provided both a nautical landmark and a maritime hazard for ships in the Alboran Sea. The Spanish exclave of Melilla surrounds a smaller cape on the eastern side of the peninsula. Names In antiquity, the cape was known to the Phoenicians and Carthaginians as Rusadir (, ), giving its name to a nearby port (now Melilla). The name meant "Powerful" or "High Cape",. but can also be understood as "Cape of the Powerful One", in reference to Baal, Tanit, and other important Punic deities. It was known to the Romans as ().. Cape Three Forks is known in Spanish as , in French as , and in Arabic as ''Raʾs ith-Thalāth ash-Shawkāt'' or , all meaning "Cape of the Three Forks". It was also known in Arabic as "''Raʾs Uarc''". His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranked Lists Of Spanish Autonomous Communities
This article includes several ranked indicators for Spain's 17 autonomous communities, as well as for the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla. Population and geography Average income The following table shows the difference in average income for each of the 17 autonomous communities of Spain. The data was provided by the INE. GDP The list below shows all of the autonomous communities and two autonomous cities of Spain. The list shown is from 2023 and is in euros. The nominal GDP in Spain in 2023 was 1.5 trillion euros. GDP per capita Human Development Index This is a list of Spain's 17 autonomous communities and the 2 autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla by their Human Development Index as of 2024 with data for the year 2022. See also * Ranked lists of Spanish provinces * Ranked lists of Spanish municipalities * List of countries by Human Development Index References External links National Institute of Statistics (Spain) {{Subnational entities by Hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Spanish Autonomous Communities By Human Development Index
This article includes several ranked indicators for Spain's 17 autonomous communities, as well as for the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla. Population and geography Average income The following table shows the difference in average income for each of the 17 autonomous communities of Spain. The data was provided by the INE. GDP The list below shows all of the autonomous communities and two autonomous cities of Spain. The list shown is from 2023 and is in euros. The nominal GDP in Spain in 2023 was 1.5 trillion euros. GDP per capita Human Development Index This is a list of Spain's 17 autonomous communities and the 2 autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla by their Human Development Index as of 2024 with data for the year 2022. See also * Ranked lists of Spanish provinces * Ranked lists of Spanish municipalities * List of countries by Human Development Index References External links National Institute of Statistics (Spain) {{Subnational entities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
