Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera (Spanish pronunciation: [peˈɲon de ˈβeleθ ðe la ɣoˈmeɾa]; Berber

language: Badis; Arabic: ‫جزيرة غمارة‬ jazīrat ghumara) is a Spanish rock (plaza de soberanía)

and tied island in the west of the Mediterranean Sea, connected to the Moroccan shore by a
sandy isthmus. It is also connected to a smaller islet to the east, la Isleta, by a rocky isthmus. 
It is one of several peñones, or rock-fortresses, on the coast of Northern Africa. Vélez de la
Gomera, along with la Isleta, is administered by the Spanish central government, and has a
population consisting only of a small number of Spanish military personnel.