Tangiers, Morocco
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Tangier طنجة ⵟⴰⵏⴵⴰ ⵜⵉⵏⴳⵉ |
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| Nickname(s): The Blue and White city, Boughaz, The north's bride. | ||
 Tangier
Location of Tangier within Morocco
Tangier
Tangier (Africa)
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| Coordinates: 35°46′N 5°48′W / 35.767°N 5.800°W | ||
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| Region | Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima | |
| Highest elevation | 230 m (750 ft) | |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | |
| Population (2014) | ||
| • Total | 947,952 | |
| • Rank | 3rd in Morocco | |
| Demonym(s) | Tangerian, Tangeriana | |
| Time zone | GMT 0 | |
| Postal code | 90000-90010-90020-90030-90040-90050-90060-90070-90080-90090-90100 | |
| Area code(s) | 0539- | |
| Website | http://tanger.ma/ | |
Tangier (/tænˈdʒɪər/; Arabic: طَنجة Ṭanjah; Berber: ⵟⴰⵏⴵⴰ Ṭanja; old Berber name: ⵜⵉⵏⴳⵉ Tingi; adapted to Latin: Tingis; French: Tanger; Spanish: Tánger; also called Tangiers in English) is a major city in northwestern Morocco. It is located on the Maghreb coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar, where the Mediterranean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel. The town is the capital of the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, as well as the Tangier-Assilah prefecture of Morocco.
Many civilisations and cultures have had an impact on the history of Tangier, starting from before the 5th century BC. Between the period of being a strategic Berber town and then a Phoenician trading centre to the independence era around the 1950s, Tangier was a nexus for many cultures. In 1923, it was considered as having international status by foreign colonial powers, and became a destination for many European and American diplomats, spies, writers and businessmen.
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