ALHUCEMAS

also called Al-hoceima, or Al-khuzama, Spanish plaza (enclave) on the Mediterranean coast of Morocco, comprising a bay, three islets, and a small port. The bay, a semicircular inlet (9 mi wide and 5 mi long [14 km wide and 8 km long]), is protected by Cap Nuevo; its sandy bottom is an extension of the Ro Nekor alluvial plain. The islets, administered by Spain since 1673, are uninhabited, although Pen de Alhucemas was garrisoned until 1961. The Moroccan port of al-Hocema (Spanish Villa Sanjurjo), on the mainland opposite, is mainly a fishing port and its fine beaches provide the basis for a bathing resort. Pop. (1970) 63.