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Tangier is one of the oldest cities in North Africa and has also been one of the most highly sought after. Founded by Phoenician traders sometime around 1500 B.C., it's since seen Carthaginians, Romans, Vandals, Byzantines, Arabs, and a succession of European powers come and go. Even when the Arabs arrived in A.D. 706 on a wave of Islamic fervor across North Africa toward the Iberian Peninsula, Tangier was subsequently fought over by a succession of Muslim factions. The Umayyads of Andalusia; the Idrissids, the Almohads and Almoravids of Morocco; and even the Fatamids of Egypt all captured and eventually lost the city over a period of 765 years. During this period of the Middle Ages, Tangier was already making a name for itself in Europe as a materially rich but immoral city.
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Avd. Amilcar Barca Esq. Dtor. Fleming
Cadiz 11009 Map Distance: 56.5 mi. (from destination center) Hotel Class:
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AttractionsAmerican Legation Museum
Via the American Steps, off rue d'Portugal, Medina
8 rue d'Amerique Tangier, Morocco Distance: 0.0 mi. (from destination center) Description: This fascinating museum is a treasure trove of both Tangier and Moroccan history. In 1786, just... Read More Grand & Petit Soccos
Tangier, Morocco
Distance: 0.0 mi. (from destination center) Description: The Grand Socco (a French-Spanish hybrid for the Big Square) is the best point of departure for... Read More Kasbah
Tangier, Morocco
Distance: 0.0 mi. (from destination center) Description: Set atop the town's tallest coastal promontory, the kasbah has served as Tangier's... Read More AirportsMajor Airports near Tangier
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