Califate Gate
The door was meant to be the access for the walls that Abderraman III built after Ceuta was conquered in 1931, In order to close the isthmus area of the city itself. The "califa" nickname was given because the door belongs to the Caliphate of Córdoba period. The Caliphal Gate and its site that belonged during the Roman Era to the industrial area are part of a time line that takes us to the past thanks to its good state of preservation and to the excellent works carried out. Around the site the mix of history includes remains from the first century up to the fourteenth century, in just 20 straight metres in front of the Royal Moat, with its Portuguese origins and two defensive lines with bastions that belong to the Austrias and Borbones dynasties. As a whole, 16 centuries of history in a small enclosure that turns this site into something truly exceptional. It is composed of ashlars with big rectangular rocks disposed in a line in what is called "a soga y doble tizón" (stretcher and double-headed bond). This door is highlighted by its own "califa" and defensive character since this kind of bonding was used to resist the impacts of large stones thrown by catapult during the war. Interestingly, the rock that comprises these ashlars has its origins in the quarry located at Bolonia beach in Tarifa