Ceuta

• Ceuta is one of two Spanish Autonomous cities on the north coast of Morocco, along with Melilla.
• The city is located on the peninsular of Almina, known as Punta Almina, and is dominated by a low mountain called Monte Hacho.

History

• Originally a Phoenician port, Ceuta became the Roman town and port of Septem located in the Province of Mauretania Tingitana.
• It was connected by roads with Tangier and Volubilis.

Image: The Rif Mountains and Punta Almina viewed from above Estepona in Spain.

Map: Ceuta