Monte Hacho
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 View of the Fortaleza de Hacho on the summit of Monte Hacho |
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| height | 204 m | |
| location | Ceuta , Spain | |
| Coordinates | 35 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ N , 5 ° 17 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| particularities | possibly one of the pillars of Heracles | |
The Monte Hacho (in ancient times Greek Ἀβίλη στήλη Abile stele , Latin Abila Mons ) is a 204 meter high mountain, which towers over the Spanish city of Ceuta on the African north coast. Monte Hacho is located on a peninsula, the Península de Almina , on the Strait of Gibraltar across from Gibraltar and is sometimes referred to as the southern of the two pillars of Heracles , with most sources mentioning the Jebel Musa .
On the summit of Monte Hacho there is a fort, the Fortaleza de Hacho , which was originally built by the Byzantines and later expanded by the Moroccans, Portuguese and Spanish. Today it is used by the Spanish army . On Monte Hacho you can also find the Ermita de San Antonio monastery and a monument to the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco .