Islas Chafarinas

19th-century Spanish map showing the "Chafarinas".

Islas Chafarinas are a group of three small islands located in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Morocco, 45 km to the east of Melilla and 3.3 km off the Moroccan town of Ra'su l-Ma'. Islas Chafarinas are one of the Spanish territories on North Africa off the Moroccan coast (Plazas de soberanía), along with the coastal enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, the islands of Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera and Peñón de Alhucemas. Isla Perejil are disputed between Spain and Morocco.

Islas Chafarinas are made up of 3 islands: Isla del Congreso, Isla de Isabel II (also called Isla de la Conquista) and Isla del Rey. Under Spanish control since 1847, there is a 190 man military garrison on Isla del Congreso.

In 1900, 426 people lived on the islands; in 1910, 736 people lived on the islands. The Islas Chafarinas are the Tres Insulæ of the ancients.

See also

• Plazas de soberanía
• List of Spanish Colonial Wars in Morocco
• Spanish Morocco

Administrative divisions of Spain

Autonomous communities Andalusia · Aragon · Asturias · Balearic Islands · Basque Country · Canary Islands · Cantabria · Castile-La Mancha · Castile and León · Catalonia · Extremadura · Galicia · Madrid · Murcia · Navarre · La Rioja · Valencian Community Autonomous cities  |  Plazas de soberanía Ceuta · Melilla  |  Islas Chafarinas · Peñón de Alhucemas · Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera  · Isla de Alborán

Coordinates: 35°11′N, 2°26′W

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