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Melilla

Also known as Rusadir

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.

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Melilla is a Spanish autonomous city located on the North African coast next to Morocco, making it a Spanish territory geographically separated from mainland Spain. It gained its own autonomous status in 1995, transforming from being part of the province of Málaga into a self-governing territory with its own political structure.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Melilla
Settlement.other_name: Mřič
Settlement.settlement_type: Autonomous city
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Melilla.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 125
Settlement.flag_alt: Flag of Melilla
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of Arms of Melilla.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 75
Settlement.shield_alt: Coat-of-arms of Melilla
Settlement.image_map: Melilla in Spain (including Canarias).svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Melilla in Spain
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe frame height: 300
Settlement.mapframe stroke width: 1
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.leader_party: PP
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor-President
Settlement.leader_name: Juan José Imbroda

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: border city
Official name: Melilla
Country: Spain
Located in: Spain
Continent: Africa
Official language: Spanish
Population: 86780
Area: 12.338
Elevation: 30
Body of water: Mediterranean Sea
Head of government: Eduardo de Castro González
Legislature: Assembly of Melilla
Capital of: Q6138043
Shares border with: Oriental
Official website: www.melilla.es
Image: (Melilla) Aterrizando en Melilla (16668390111).jpg
Dialing code: 952
Licence plate code: ML
Flag: flag of Melilla
Coat of arms: coat of arms of Melilla
Significant event: Siege of Melilla

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topic's main category: Category:Melilla
territory claimed by: Spain
twinned administrative body: Toledo
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Melilla
category of associated people: Category:People from Melilla
exclave of: Spain
Commons category: Melilla
postal code: 52001
category for people born here: Q8063274
Commons gallery: Melilla
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
history of topic: history of Melilla
office held by head of government: Mayor-President of the Autonomous City of Melilla
male population: 43894
female population: 42593
native label: مليلية
P11012: George W. Bush
P12749: Karen Wetterhahn
feast day: September 17

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Encyclopedic overview

39 sections

Contents

Name
History
Antiquity and Middle Ages
Early Modern period
Late Modern period
Autonomy and late 20th, 21st century
Geography
Location
Climate
Government and administration
Self-government institutions
Administrative subdivisions
Economy
Tourism
Water supply
Architecture
Demographics
Religion
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Language
Border security
Defence and Civil Guard
Trans-border relations
Border securitization
Transportation
Sport
Dispute with Morocco
Notable people
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people
Sport
See also
References
Citations
Bibliography
External links

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.

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