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Tangier Travel Guide

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. Read More

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Hotels

Tryp La Caleta

Avd. Amilcar Barca Esq. Dtor. Fleming
Cadiz 11009 Map

Distance: 56.5 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 3 class stars

Expert Rated & Recommended

Regio I

Ana de Viya, 11
CADIZ 11009 Map

Distance: 56.6 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 3 class stars

Expert Rated & Recommended

Ibis Moussafir Tanger

Route Nationale 1
Tangier 90000 Map

Distance: 0.7 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 3 class stars

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Attractions

American 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)

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Set atop the town's tallest coastal promontory, the kasbah has served as Tangier's... Read More

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Airports

Major Airports near Tangier

Distance (mi.)
Malaga Airport 95.3 map
Casablanca Mohamed V Airport 195.3 map
Lisbon Portela Airport 275.6 map

Other Smaller Airports near Tangier

Distance (mi.)
Tangier Boukhalef Airport 3.7 map
Gibraltar Airport 36.2 map
Jerez De La Frontera La Parra Airport 68.3 map

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