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Port and military base on the NE coast of
Morocco; area 14 sq km/5 sq mi; population
(1986) 56,000. It was captured by Spain 1496
and is still under Spanish rule. Also
administered from Melilla are three other
Spanish possessions: Pena (`rock') de Velez
de la Gomera, Pena d'Alhucemas, and the
Chaffarine Islands.