Algeciras (disambiguation)

The term Algeciras can refer to:

Places

• Algeciras, Spanish municipality located in the Campo de Gibraltar, Spain;
• Bay of Algecirasin Spain;
• Algeciras Bay Metropolitan Area;
• AlgecirasColombian municipality belonging to the department of Huila;
• AlgecirasPhilippine village (or barangay) in the municipality of Agutaya;
• The Algecira, Spanish town belonging to the municipality of Castellote, Teruel;
• Rambla de Algeciras, tributary of the river Guadalentín in the Region of Murcia;
• Algeciras reservoir o Embalse de la Rambla de Algeciras, in the municipality of Alhama de Murcia.

Military Terms

• Algeciras French warship that participated in the Battle of Trafalgar.
• Operation Algeciras Argentinian military operation frustrated during the Falklands War.
• Battle of Algeciras (1278) naval battle in 1278.
• Battle of Algeciras (1801) naval battle in 1801.

History

• Algeciras Taifa[independenttaifa from 1013 to 1055;
• Kingdom of Algeciras and Rondafrom 1275 to 1344;
• Spanish Kingdom of Algecirassince 1344;
• Algeciras site (1278), siege to the city of Algeciras by Alfonso X de Castilla in 1278;
• Algeciras site (1309), siege to the city of Algeciras by Fernando IV de Castilla in 1309;
• Algeciras site (1342), siege to the city of Algeciras by Alfonso XI of Castile in 1342;
• Algeciras site (1369), siege to the city of Algeciras by Muhammed V of Granada in 1369;
• History of Algeciras, article on the history of Algeciras, province of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain;
• Canton of Algeciras, former a national entity that was part of the revolutionary movement produced in Algeciras, province of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain;
• Duchy of Algeciras, Spanish nobility title created by King Alfonso XIII on December 31, 1906.
• Algeciras International Conference, conference in Algeciras (Province of Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain), between January 16 and April 7, 1906.

Geography

• Physical Geography of Algeciras, article on the geography of Algeciras (province of Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain).

Gastronomy

• Festivals of Algeciras, parties of Algeciras (province of Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain).

Economy

• Economy of Algeciras, article on the economy of Algeciras (province of Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain);
• Algeciras Urbanism, article on the urbanism of Algeciras (province of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain).

Institutions

• City of Algeciras, institution that manages to govern the city and the municipality of Algeciras (province of Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain);
• Port of Algeciras, commercial, fishing and passenger port located in Algeciras (Province of Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain);
• Algeciras Judicial Party, judicial party of the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Spain;
• Algeciras helicopter, public helipad located in the port of Algeciras, in Algeciras (province of Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain;
• Casa Consistorial de Algeciras, headquarters of the City Council of Algeciras (Province of Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain).

Infrastructures

• Algeciras Abastos Market, rationalist building works by Eduardo Torroja Miret and executed by the architect Manuel Sánchez Arcas built in 1935 in Algeciras (province of Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain;
• Algeciras aqueduct, aqueduct of Algeciras (province of Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain);
• Algeciras City Pavilion, main sports hall of the city of Algeciras, in the Campo de Gibraltar, where the BM City of Algeciras plays;
• Railroad Bobadilla-Algeciras, railway infrastructure reported by Bobadilla (province of Malaga) and Algeciras (province of Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain);
• Algeciras Kursaal, building of Guillermo Pérez Villalta and the architect Enrique Salvo located on the Paseo del Río de la Miel, in the Villa Vieja de Algeciras (provincia de Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain).

Media

• Radio Algeciras, radio station that Cadena Ser has in the city of Algeciras (provincia de Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain).

Sports

• Algeciras Balonmano, former basketball team of Algeciras (Province of Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain);
• Balonmano City of AlgecirasAlgeciras (province of Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain);
• CB City of Algeciras, former basketball team of Algeciras (province of Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain).

People

• Corruco de Algeciras (José Ruíz Arroyo), flamenco singer at the beginning of the centuryXX.
• Ramon de Algeciras (Ramón Sánchez Gómez), he was a guitarist, composer and flamenco singer.
• Germán Álvarez Algeciras, a Spanish painter featured in the seams;

Others

• Algeciras Carnival (Special carnival), party of Algeciras (province of Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain);
• Algeciras Urban Service, set of the urban bus lines of Algeciras (Province of Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain);
• Algeciras Symphony Orchestra, Algeciras music orchestra (province of Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain).