Pe耋n de Alhucemas, or Lavender Rock, is one of the Spanish territories in Morocco or off the Moroccan coast, along with the coastal enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, the island of Pe耋n de V閘ez de la Gomera, Islas Chafarinas, and the small disputed islet of Isla Perejil.
Pe耋n de Alhucemas and the islets of Isla de Mar and Isla de Tierra slightly to the west form the Alhucemas Islands. They are located 300 m (984 feet) off the Moroccan town of Al Hoceima or Alhucemas (former Villa Sanjurjo), 155 km (96 mi) east of Ceuta and 100 km (62 mi) west of Melilla.
The rock of Pe耋n de Alhucemas is a tiny island, 70 m by 50 m (230 feet by 165) in dimension, 27 m (88 feet) high. The rock is entirely occupied by a fort, several houses, and a church.
Isla de Mar is a flat, 4 m (12 feet) high islet. Isla de Tierra is a steep, 11 m (33 feet) high rocky platform.
Spanish rule dates back to 1559, when several parts of Morocco were given to Spain in exchange for help in defending it against Turkish armies. In 1673 Spain sent a garrison to the island of Pe耋n de Alhucemas, and it has been permanently occupied since. Today the fort which is built on it hosts a 60 man Spanish military garrison.
The islands are also located near the landing place used by the Spanish and French expeditionary forces in 1925, during the Rif War.
Spanish sovereignty over the islands has been contested by Morocco since its independence.
Pe帽贸n deAlhucemas, or Lavender Rock, is one of the Spanish territories in North Africa off the Moroccan coast, along with the coastal enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, the island of Pe帽贸n de V茅lez de la Gomera, Islas Chafarinas, and the small island called Isla Perejil.
Pe帽贸n deAlhucemas and the islets of Isla de Mar and Isla de Tierra slightly to the west form the Alhucemas Islands.
The rock of Pe帽贸n deAlhucemas is a tiny island, 70 m by 50 m (230 feet by 165) in dimension, 27 m (88 feet) high.
PenondeAlhucemas, together with the both Isla de Mar and Isla de Tierra are together with Ceuta, Melilla and the Rock of Penon Velez de la Gomera and the offshore island of Perejil, the last Spain areas along the Morocco Coast, and are disputed between both countries since the independence of Morocco.
The Alhucemas Group consists, as sayed before, of the Rock of PenondeAlhucemas, and the both western flat islets of Mar and Tierra.
The most important islet is PenondeAlhucemas (35°12.8N; 03°53,4W) a rock, about 70 by 50 meters in area, and rising to an elevation of 27 meters in the northeastern part.
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