Port of Tarifa

Port of Tarifa

Port of Tarifa

The Port of Tarifa (Spanish: Puerto de Tarifa) is a commercial harbor for fishing and passenger boats, located in the Andalusian town of Tarifa. It is managed by the Port Authority of Algeciras and is the closest European port to North Africa and on the main shipping route to Tangier in Morocco and Ceuta.^[1] It has a length of 25 metres, and depth of 50 metres.

History

In May 429 A.D. the port was the gathering point of Geiseric and his Vandal army as they made their way to plunder in Africa.^[2]

References

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↑ "Cerrado el Puerto de Tarifa (Cádiz) por el temporal". Europapress.es. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
↑ Heather, Peter (2005). The Fall of the Roman Empire a New History of Rome and the Barbarians. Oxford: Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 0199741182.

Coordinates: 36°0′6″N 5°36′30″W / 36.00167°N 5.60833°W / 36.00167; -5.60833

Tarifa

History	Alonso Pérez de Guzmán Baelo Claudia Battle of Río Salado Condado de Tarifa Escopeteros de Getares Festival de Cine Africano de Tarifa de 2011 Marquesado de Tarifa Necrópolis de Los Algarbes Radio Tarifa Siege of Tarifa

Geography	Villages:Bolonia El Bujeo El Chaparral El Cuartón El Lentiscal Facinas Paloma Baja Pedro Valiente La Peña Tahivilla Valdevaqueros Beaches:Paraje natural playa de los Lances Playa de Bolonia Playa Chica Playa de Atlanterra Playa de El Cañuelo Playa de los Alemanes Playa de Los Lances Playa de Valdevaqueros Mountains: Sierra de Enmedio (Cádiz) Sierra de Fates Sierra de la Plata Points:Punta Camarinal Punta Paloma Punta de Tarifa Rivers and lakes:Laguna de La Janda Río Cachón Salado River Other*:Cantón de Tarifa Cueva del Moro Cueva del Sol Duna de Bolonia Isla de Las Palomas Provincia marítima de Algeciras

Landmarks	Castle of Tarifa Faro de Punta de Tarifa Hotel Misiana Hurricane Hotel Iglesia de San Mateo (Tarifa) Port of Tarifa Al Qantir Tarifa Kite School Torre de Guadalmesí Torre de la Peña

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