Geography of Melilla
Melilla a Spanish city and enclave in northern Morocco on the Mediterranean Sea. Its area is five square miles (12 km2). The exporting of iron ore and fishing are the city's chief economic activities. Melilla was established by the Phoenicians and later came under Carthaginian, Roman, Byzantine, and Berber control. It was taken by Spain in 1497 and remained Spanish despite numerous attempts by Moroccans to seize the city. The Spanish Civil War began with an army revolt in Melilla in 1936.
Population: 56,600.