Ceuta is one of two (2) remaining Spanish possessions in Africa, though along with Melilla, Morocco 🇲🇦 has a regular habit of contesting the Spanish 🇪🇸 presence in the area within the African continent. Interestingly, Gibraltar is effectively on the opposite side of the Strait of Gibraltar from specifically Ceuta, with Melilla located significantly to the east, also opposite Morocco. Moroccan culture is rarely, if ever, absorbed into Spain, especially not to the same extent as Spanish culture is absorbed into Morocco. Traditionally, Morocco was associated with the Darija dialect of the Arabic language, though the Amazigh people and their language, Tamazight, also provide insights into Moroccan cultural traits. Western Sahara 🇪🇠is located further south and maintains a similarly tense relationship with Morocco, except with the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic claiming control of the western Maghreb region.
