Así es el cementerio musulmán donde los Reyes guardarán silencio por los muertos en Ceuta

The King and Queen will observe a minute of silence this Tuesday at 18:00 at the Sidi Embarek cemetery in Ceuta. The ceremony honors those who died at sea during the mass migration attempts to Ceuta on July 30 and 31.

Ramón Valdivia, the apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Cádiz y Ceuta, will attend alongside representatives from Muslim, Jewish, and Hindu communities. Located in the Los Rosales neighborhood, Sidi Embarek is the oldest Muslim cemetery in Spain. The site covers approximately 90,000 square meters arranged in terraces around a mosque and has been used for Islamic burials for over four centuries.

The cemetery contains the graves of migrants who died in July. While reports indicate at least 88 bodies were located, only nine were identified. Caminando Fronteras estimated the death toll at 141 by including those who died in territory. Some areas of the cemetery feature rows of cement headstones marked only with black painted numbers, which correspond to files for unidentified individuals.