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Algeciras
Flag of Algeciras Coat of arms of Algeciras
Flag Coat of Arms
Location

Location of Algeciras within the Province of Cádiz
Coordinates : 36°7′39″N, 5°27′14″W
Time zone : CET
- summer : CEST
General information
Native name Algeciras (Spanish)
Spanish name Algeciras
Demonym algecireño/a
Website http://www.ayto-algeciras.es/
Administration
Country Spain
Autonomous Community Andalusia
Province Cádiz
Comarca Campo de Gibraltar
Mayor Tómas Herrera Hormigo (PSOE)
Geography
Land Area 86 km²
Altitude m AMSL
Population
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Algeciras - Arabic: الجزيرة الخضراء is a port city in the south of Spain, near the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The British Overseas Territories are fourteen territories that are under the Sovereignty of the United Kingdom, but which do not form part of the United Kingdom Gibraltar (dʒɨˈbrɒltər is a British overseas territory located near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar It is situated on the Río de la Miel slightly to the north of Tarifa, which is the southernmost town of the Iberian peninsula. Tarifa is a small town on the southernmost coast of the Iberian Peninsula. The Iberian Peninsula, or Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe, and includes modern day Spain, Portugal, Andorra It is the largest urban area on the Bay of Gibraltar (in Spanish, the Bahía de Algeciras), with a population in 2007 of 112. The Bay of Gibraltar (also known as Gibraltar Bay or more rarely Bay of Algeciras, direct translation of Spanish Bahía de Algeciras, the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 937 people.

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History

The city was founded in 713 by the Moors, probably on the site of an earlier Roman town known as Portus Albus ("White Port"). ---- Events By Place Byzantine Empire Byzantine Emperor Philippicus is deposed Anastasius II is made emperor The description Moors has referred to several historic and modern populations of Muslim (and earlier non-Muslim people of Berber and Arab descent It enjoyed a brief period of independence as a taifa state from 1035-1058. A taifa (from طائفة ṭā'ifa, plural طوائف ṭawā'if) in the history of Iberia was an independent Muslim -ruled principality It was named al-Jazirah al-Khadra' ("Green Island") after the offshore Isla Verde; the modern name is derived from this original Arabic name (compare also Algiers and Al Jazeera). Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Algiers (الجزائر Algerian Arabic: Dzayer ( (From kabyle pronunciation Kabyle: Ledzayer, Alger) is the Capital and largest For the English-language channel see Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera (الجزيرة al-jazīrah,, meaning "The Island" In 1344 the city was taken by Alfonso XI of Castile. It was retaken by the Moors in 1368, but was destroyed on the orders of Muhammed V of Granada. The site was subsequently abandoned.

Algeciras was refounded in 1704 by refugees from Gibraltar following the territory's capture by Anglo-Dutch forces in the War of the Spanish Succession. Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a In the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714 several European powers combined to stop French succession to the Spanish throne and what would likely have been a resulting It was rebuilt on its present rectangular plan by Charles III of Spain in 1760. Charles III ( January 20, 1716 – December 14, 1788) was King of Spain 1700–88 (as Carlos III King of Naples and Year 1760 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap In July 1801, the French and Spanish navies fought the British Royal Navy offshore in the Battle of Algeciras, which ended in a British victory. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) The Battle of Algeciras Bay refers to two separate battles in July 1801 between an allied French - Spanish fleet and the British near Gibraltar

The city hosted the Algeciras Conference in 1906, an international forum to discuss the future of Morocco which was held in the Casa Consistorial (town hall). The Algeciras Conference of 1906 took place in Algeciras Spain, and lasted from January 16 to April 7. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa During the Franco era, Algeciras underwent substantial industrial development, creating many new jobs for the local workers made unemployed when the border between Gibraltar and Spain was sealed between 1969 and 1982. Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde (born December 4, 1892 in Ferrol, died November 20, 1975 in Madrid Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar)

As a curiosity, in 1982 Algeciras was the scene of Operation Algeciras, a failed plan conceived by the Argentinian military to sabotage the British military facilities in Gibraltar during the Falklands War. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Operation Algeciras was a failed plan conceived by the Argentine Military to sabotage a Royal Navy Warship in Gibraltar For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. The Falklands War (Guerra de las Malvinas/Guerra del Atlántico Sur also called the Falklands Conflict/Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the

High Square of Algeciras
High Square of Algeciras

Demographics

Demographic evolution of Algeciras between 1999 and 2005

1999

 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

103,106

 104,087 105,066 106,710 108,779 109,665 111,283

Source: INE (Spain)

Economy

Port of Algeciras
Port of Algeciras

Algeciras is principally a transport hub and industrial city. Demography is the statistical study of all Populations. It can be a very general science that can be applied to any kind of dynamic population that is one that changes over Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Its principal activities are connected with the port, which serves as the main embarkation point between Spain and Tangier and other ports in Morocco as well as the Canary Islands and the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla. Tangier or Tangiers ]] ( Tanja طنجة in Berber and Arabic, Tánger in Spanish The Canary Islands ( English pronunciation kəˈnæriː ˈaɪləndz Spanish: Islas Canarias, ˈizlas kaˈnarjas are a Spanish Ceuta is an autonomous city of Spain located on the Mediterranean, on the North African side of the Strait of Gibraltar, which Melilla is an autonomous city of Spain located on the Mediterranean, on the North African coast It is ranked as the 16th busiest port in the world. The city also has a substantial fishing industry and exports a range of agricultural products from the surrounding area, including cereals, tobacco and farm animals.

In recent years it has become a significant tourist destination, with popular day trips to Tarifa to see bird migrations; to Gibraltar, to see the territory's unusual sights and culture; and to the Bay of Gibraltar on whale watching excursions. The Port of Algeciras is the port and Harbour of Algeciras, city in the province of Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia Tarifa is a small town on the southernmost coast of the Iberian Peninsula. The Bay of Gibraltar (also known as Gibraltar Bay or more rarely Bay of Algeciras, direct translation of Spanish Bahía de Algeciras, the Whale watching is the practice of observing Whales and other Cetaceans in their natural habitat

Algeciras is the southern terminus of two principal north-south Euroroutes, the E05 and E15. The international E-road network is a numbering system for Roads in Europe developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE. The E05 or E5 is part of the United Nations International E-road network. The E15 is part of the United Nations International E-road network. Both routes, moreover, run to Scotland (the E05 terminates at Greenock and the E15 at Inverness) via France and England. Greenock ( Gaelic Grianaig g̊ɾʲiənɛg̊ʲ is a large town and former Burgh of barony in the Inverclyde Council area of western Inverness (Inbhir Nis iɲɪɾʲˈniʃ is a city in northern Scotland.

Tourism

Transport

The bus urban transport in managed by C. Los Alcornocales Natural Park (in Spanish Parque Natural Los Alcornocales) is a nature reserve located in the south of Spain, in the autonomous community of T. M. (Cooperativa de transporte Municipal).

Monuments

Capilla de Nuestra Señora de Europa
Capilla de Nuestra Señora de Europa

Celebrations

Iglesia de la Palma
Iglesia de la Palma

Sports

Education

Universidad de Cádiz - Campus Bahia de Algeciras

The nexts educative centers are property of the University of Cádiz:

Native People

References

External links

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