Melilla
Spanish autonomous city in northwestern Africa
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Summary
Melilla is an autonomous city of Spain[1]. Melilla draws 15,605 Wikipedia views per month (autonomous city of spain category, ranking #2 of 2).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Spain[3]
- Country: Spain[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Río de Oro[5], Mediterranean Sea[6]
- Continent: Africa[7]
- Instance of: municipality of Spain[8], exclave[9], port city[10], disputed territory[11], border city[12]
- Capital: Melilla[13]
- Official language: Berber[14], Spanish[15]
- Shares border with: Beni Ansar[16], Oriental[17]
- Flag: flag of Melilla[18]
- Twinned administrative body: Málaga[19], Almería[20], Ceuta[21], Motril[22], Caracas[23], Cavite City[24], Antequera[25], Mantua[26], Montevideo[27], Toledo[28], Vélez-Málaga[29]
- Legislative body: Assembly of Melilla[30]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Melilla[31]
- Postal code: 52001[32]
- Part of: Extrapeninsular Spain[33]
- Commons category: Melilla[34]
- Licence plate code: ML[35]
- Local dialing code: 952[36]
- Exclave of: Spain[37]
- Highest point: Melilla Highest Point[38]
- Significant event: Siege of Melilla[39]
- Feast day: Melilla Day[40], September 17[41]
- Official website: https://www.melilla.es/[42]
- Topic's main category: Category:Melilla[43]
- Commons gallery: Melilla[44]
- Population: 83,679[45], 80,802[46], 78,476[47], 76,034[48], 73,460[49], 71,448[50], 69,440[51], 66,871[52], 65,488[53], 68,016[54], 69,184[55], 68,789[56], 84,509[57], 85,584[58]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Melilla include Melilla Airport[59], an airport[60], in Spain[61], founded in 1969[62] and First Melillan campaign[63], a military campaign[64], in Morocco[65].
Why It Matters
Melilla has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] Melilla is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]
Entities named for Melilla include Melilla Airport[59], an airport[60], in Spain[61], founded in 1969[62] and First Melillan campaign[63], a military campaign[64], in Morocco[65].