25 Facts About Tangier

Between the period of being a strategic Berber town and then a Phoenician trading centre to Morocco's independence era around the 1950s, Tangier was a nexus for many cultures.

Tangier's economy is set to benefit greatly from the Tanger-Med port.

Tangier was formally known as following its elevation to colony status during the Roman Empire.

Tangier was founded as a Phoenician colony, possibly as early as the 10th centuryBCE and almost certainly by the 8th centuryBCE.

The majority of Berber tombs around Tangier had Punic jewelry by the 6th centuryBCE, speaking to abundant trade by that time.

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Tangier helped the Maghrawa Berbers overrun Melilla in 927, Ceuta in 931, and Tangier in 949.

Tangier's governor was named chief over Cordova's Moroccan possessions and allies.

Tangier received a garrison and a charter which made it equal to other English towns, but the religious orders were expropriated, the Portuguese residents nearly entirely left, and the town's Jews were driven out owing to fears concerning their loyalty.

Meanwhile, the Tangier Regiment were almost constantly under attack by locals who considered themselves mujahideen fighting a holy war.

In 1821, the Legation Building in Tangier became the first piece of property acquired abroad by the U S government—a gift to the U S from Sultan Moulay Suliman.

Tangier was made an international zone in 1923 under the joint administration of France, Spain and Britain under an international convention signed in Paris on 18 December 1923.

European powers' creation of the statute of Tangier promoted the formation of a cosmopolitan society where Muslims, Christians, and Jews lived together with reciprocal respect and tolerance.

Tangier joined with the rest of Morocco following the restoration of full sovereignty in 1956.

Still basking in the Zone's countercultural glow and close by the kif-producing Rif Mountains, Tangier formed part of the hippie trail of the 1960s and '70s.

Tangier has a mediterranean climate with heavier rainfall than most parts of North Africa and nearby areas on the Iberian Peninsula owing to its exposed location.

Tangier is Morocco's second most important industrial centre after Casablanca.

The port has allowed Tangier to become a more globalised city with new international opportunities that will help facilitate economic growth.

Tangier offers four types of education systems: Arabic, French, Spanish and English.

Tangier subsequently became an obligatory stop for artists seeking to experience the colours and light he spoke of for themselves—with varying results.

Tangier remains a very popular tourist destination for cruise ships and day visitors from Spain and Gibraltar.

Autochthonous population of Tangier has been declining drastically since the mid 2000s, as many locals, especially those from the younger generations, have moved to nearby Spain and Gibraltar.

Under the Portuguese, the diocese of Tangier was a suffragan of Lisbon but, in 1570, it was united with the diocese of Ceuta.

Tangier would have been one of the host cities for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations football tournament, which would be played at the new Ibn Batouta Stadium and in other cities across Morocco, until Morocco was banned from participating the Africa Cup of Nations due to their denial.

Tangier has been reputed as a safe house for international spying activities.

Tangier acquired the reputation of a spying and smuggling centre and attracted foreign capital due to political neutrality and commercial liberty at that time.

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