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Tangier

Also known as Tingis, Tanger

Tangier is a port city in northern Morocco on the Strait of Gibraltar. As Tingis it was a Phoenician and Mauretanian town and the capital of the Roman province of Mauretania Tingitana. Later ruled by Muslim dynasties, Portugal, England and Morocco, it was an international zone from 1923 to 1956 and remains Morocco's main gateway to Europe.

Tangier
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Kingdom of MauretaniaMauretania TingitanaTaifa of CeutaPortuguese MoroccoAlaouite SultanateEnglish TangierTangier International ZoneKingdom of Morocco

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Tangier. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/tangier
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“Tangier.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/tangier. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Tangier.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/tangier.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Tangier’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/tangier (Accessed: ).

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