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Monte Hacho is a low mountain that overlooks the
Spanish enclave of
Ceuta, on the north coast of
Africa. Located at, it's 204
m (669
ft) high. Monte Hacho is positioned on the
Mediterranean coast at the
Strait of Gibraltar opposite
Gibraltar, and along with the
Rock of Gibraltar is claimed by some to be one of the
Pillars of Hercules (the other candidate for the southern pillar being
Jebel Musa).
In classical civilization it was known as
Abila Mons (Mount Abila or Abyla).
Monte Hacho is located on a peninsula and topped by a fort, the Fortaleza de Hacho, which was first built by the Byzantines, before being added to by the Moroccans, Portuguese and Spanish. It is now occupied by the Spanish army. Monte Hacho also has a convent, Ermita de San Antonio, and a monument to Generalissimo
Francisco Franco and the start of the
Spanish Civil War in North Africa in
1936.
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