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Gibraltar ( / dʒɪˈbrɔːltər / jih-BRAWL-tər, Spanish: [xiβɾalˈtaɾ]) is a British Overseas Territory [a] and city [7] located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Bay of Gibraltar, near the exit of the Mediterranean Sea into the Atlantic Ocean ( Strait of Gibraltar ).
- Rock of Gibraltar
The Rock of Gibraltar (from the Arabic name Jabal Ṭāriq جبل...
- Royal Gibraltar Regiment
The Royal Gibraltar Regiment is part of British Forces...
- Referendum
The Gibraltar sovereignty referendum of 2002 was a...
- Gibraltarian People
Origins. Some Gibraltarians are a ethnic and cultural...
- Westside
Westside as seen from the Rock of Gibraltar Gibraltar...
- File
English: adapted from: Image:Gibraltar map-en.svg Map...
- Flag
The flag of Gibraltar is an elongated banner of arms based...
- Gibraltar Football Association
The Gibraltar Football Association or also Gibraltar FA...
- Great Siege of Gibraltar
The Great Siege of Gibraltar was an unsuccessful attempt by...
- Military History of Gibraltar During World War II
The military history of Gibraltar during World War II...
- Rock of Gibraltar
The history of Gibraltar, a small peninsula on the southern Iberian coast near the entrance of the Mediterranean Sea, spans over 2,900 years. The peninsula has evolved from a place of reverence in ancient times into "one of the most densely fortified and fought-over places in Europe", [1] as one historian has put it.
Apr 18, 2024 · Gibraltar, British overseas territory occupying a narrow peninsula of Spain’s southern Mediterranean coast, just northeast of the Strait of Gibraltar, on the east side of the Bay of Gibraltar (Bay of Algeciras ), and directly south of the Spanish city of La Línea. It is 3 miles (5 km) long and 0.75 mile (1.2 km) wide and is connected to ...
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Gibraltar was named for a general who led the Umayyad conquest of Hispania. It belonged to Spain between the years 1501 and 1704, and it was captured by a group of Dutch and British marines during the War of the Spanish Succession (1704). In 1713, Spain signed the Treaty of Utrecht.
1463 – In a tour through Andalusia, Henry IV was the first Christian monarch to visit Gibraltar. 1467 July – In the midst of a nobility revolt against the King, the forces of the Duke of Medina Sidonia, after a 16-month siege, took Gibraltar.
Apr 16, 2024 · Geography - note. note 1: strategic location on Strait of Gibraltar that links the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. note 2: one of only two British territories where traffic drives on the right, the other being the island of Diego Garcia in the British Indian Ocean Territory.
Gibraltar, colloquially known as The Rock or Gib, is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom at the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered by Spain to the north; Morocco is a short distance across the strait to the south. Gibraltar has a population of 34,000 as of 2020. Capital. Gibraltar.
