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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.

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

Municipality of Tarifa

History

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

Geography

Towns and villages	Bolonia El Bujeo El Chaparral El Cuartón El Lentiscal Facinas Paloma Baja Pedro Valiente La Peña Tahivilla Tarifa 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 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 Necrópolis de Los Algarbes Provincia marítima de Algeciras