Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera significant event Conquest of the Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera (1508)
Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera (Spanish pronunciation: [peˈɲon de ˈβeleθ ðe la ɣoˈmeɾa]; Arabic: حجر بديس, romanized: Hajar Badis) is a Spanish exclave and rocky tied island, in the western 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. The tied island was named Hajar Badis (Rock of Badis) and was connected to the town of Badis.
Vélez de la Gomera, along with La Isleta, is a premodern overseas possession known as a plaza de soberanía.  It is administered by the Spanish central government and has a population consisting only of a small number of Spanish military personnel.
Its border with Morocco is 80 m (260 ft) long, making it one of the shortest international borders in the world.