Cape Trafalgar — Tarif al-Gharb

Generated illustration. Not a historical photograph. An Atlantic approach. Not a medieval survey and not a likeness.

Overview

The name is already on Cape Trafalgar — Geography. The cape’s name derives from the Arabic Tarif al-Gharb (“cape of the west”).¹

The Name

This note covers that Arabic name only. A Reconquista survey, a founding year, and the lighthouse stay on RESEARCH_QUEUE.

Cape Trafalgar — Geography already uses the headland, the 21 October 1805 waters, and the Gibraltar approaches. The 1805 battle stays on the Battle of Trafalgar 1805 — Overview. Do not invent a building date or a medieval campaign from this page.²

Sources

• @white2005nelson
• Cape Trafalgar — Geography

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• Cape Trafalgar — Geography
• Battle of Trafalgar 1805 — Overview
• Strait of Gibraltar — Strategic Waterway
• Storm After Trafalgar — 24–29 October 1805

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Footnotes

1. Name derives from the Arabic Tarif al-Gharb (“cape of the west”): Cape Trafalgar — Geography. ↩

2. Headland, 1805 waters, and Gibraltar approaches stay on Cape Trafalgar — Geography. Do not invent a Reconquista survey, a founding year, or a lighthouse date. The lighthouse stays off. ↩