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Ceuta

Also known as Sabtah

Ceuta (, , ; ) is an autonomous city of Spain on the North African coast. Bordered by Morocco, it lies along the boundary between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Ceuta is one of the special member state territories of the European Union.

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Ceuta is a Spanish city located on the coast of North Africa, bordered by Morocco and situated where the Mediterranean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean. As a special European Union territory, it represents an unusual geographic and political arrangement with Spain maintaining sovereignty over this North African enclave.

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Settlement.official_name: Ceuta
Settlement.settlement_type: Autonomous city
Settlement.image_flag: Flag Ceuta.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 125
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of Arms of Ceuta.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 80
Settlement.image_map: Ceuta in Spain (including Canarias).svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Ceuta in Spain
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe stroke width: 1
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.established_title: First settled
Settlement.established_date: 1st millenniumBC
Settlement.established_title2: Ceded to Spain
Settlement.established_date2: 4 August 1578
Settlement.established_title3: Autonomy status
Settlement.established_date3: 14 March 1995
Settlement.established_title1: End of Muslim rule

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Ceuta
Demonym: Ceuti
Population: 83229
Area: 18.5
Elevation: 10
Official website: www.ceuta.es
Image: Ceuta desde el mirador de Isabel II banner (cropped).jpg
Dialing code: 956
Licence plate code: CE

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Commons category: Ceuta
postal code: 51000–51999
male population: 42912
female population: 41865
native label: سَبْتَة
P8168: Petén
P11012: rakfisk

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Union between Portugal and Spain
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Defence and Civil Guard
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Notable people
pre-1800
post-1800
Sport
Twin towns and sister cities
Dispute with Morocco
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Phoenicians founded a settlement in the peninsula of Almina, which had continuity under Roman and Byzantine rule (Septem Fratres). It was annexed to the early Arab Caliphates upon the Islamic conquest of the Maghreb, only to be destroyed during the Berber Revolt. It was rebuilt in the 9th century by Majkasa Ghomaras, and for much of the middle ages, regional powers north and south of the Strait of Gibraltar vied for control over Ceuta, which was a key contested port in the so-called Battle of the Strait. In 1415, it was annexed to the Kingdom of Portugal, and subsequently, after 1580, to the Hispanic Monarchy, with the city choosing to stay in the latter after 1640. Ceuta was a regular municipality belonging to the Spanish province of Cádiz prior to the passing of its Statute of Autonomy in March 1995, as provided by the Spanish Constitution, henceforth becoming an autonomous city.