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Border Between Spain And Morocco

Border between Spain and Morocco
Map of the region, highlighting the Plazas of soberana Spanish and three pieces of the border between Spain and Morocco
Features
Delimits	Spain Morocco
Total length	15.9 km
Specials	Three Songs
History
Creation	1497 ( Melilla ) 1564 ( Rock of Vlez de la Gomera ) 1580 ( Ceuta )
Current route	1956 (independence from Spanish Morocco )
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The border between Spain and Morocco is one of the shortest international border in the world. It is located on the continent Africa , at three of soberana Plazas , Spanish possessions on the continent

Features

It consists of three segments land materialized around Melilla and Ceuta by separation barriers that were erected to prevent illegal immigration. These sections are:

The fence in Melilla - length: 9.6 km;
The fence of Ceuta - length: 6.3 km;
The third section, which measures 85 m long, separates Morocco from the Rock of Vlez de la Gomera. The latter is actually an ancient island connected to the mainland by a narrow strip of sand which passes the border.

There is also a maritime boundary separating Morocco from the Spanish islands and archipelagos of the coast: The Chafarinas Islands , Alborn and Rock of Alhucemas.