Melilla

Summary

Melilla is an autonomous city of Spain^[1]. Melilla draws 4,678 Wikipedia views per month (autonomous_city_of_spain category, ranking #2 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• Melilla is in the country of Spain^[3].
• Melilla is on the body of water Río de Oro^[4].
• Melilla is on the body of water Mediterranean Sea^[5].
• Melilla is on the continent of Africa^[6].
• Melilla is on the continent of Europe^[7].
• Melilla's instance of is recorded as autonomous city of Spain^[8].
• Melilla's instance of is recorded as municipality of Spain^[9].
• Melilla's instance of is recorded as exclave^[10].
• Melilla's instance of is recorded as port city^[11].
• Melilla's instance of is recorded as disputed territory^[12].
• Melilla's instance of is recorded as border city^[13].
• Melilla's official language is recorded as Berber^[14].
• Melilla's official language is recorded as Spanish^[15].
• Melilla's shares border with is recorded as Beni Ansar^[16].
• Melilla's shares border with is recorded as Oriental^[17].
• Melilla's flag is recorded as flag of Melilla^[18].
• Melilla's twinned administrative body is recorded as Málaga^[19].
• Melilla's twinned administrative body is recorded as Almería^[20].
• Melilla's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ceuta^[21].
• Melilla's twinned administrative body is recorded as Motril^[22].
• Melilla's twinned administrative body is recorded as Caracas^[23].
• Melilla's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cavite City^[24].
• Melilla's twinned administrative body is recorded as Antequera^[25].
• Melilla's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mantua^[26].
• Melilla's twinned administrative body is recorded as Montevideo^[27].

Body

Identity

Melilla is part of Extrapeninsular Spain^[28].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Melilla include Melilla Airport^[29], an airport^[30], in Spain^[31], founded in 1969^[32] and First Melillan campaign^[33], a military campaign^[34], in Morocco^[35].

Why It Matters

Melilla draws 4,678 Wikipedia views per month (autonomous_city_of_spain category, ranking #2 of 2).^[2] Melilla has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] Melilla is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for Melilla include Melilla Airport^[29], an airport^[30], in Spain^[31], founded in 1969^[32] and First Melillan campaign^[33], a military campaign^[34], in Morocco^[35].