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Timeline of Tangier

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Tangier, Morocco.

Contents

Ancient Ages

  • circa 500 - 475 BC founded by Carthageans
  • 42 CE - Tingis becomes capital of the Roman province of Mauretania Tingitana.
  • 429 - Vandals take Tingis.

    • Middle Ages

  • 710 - Arab rule begins.
  • 927 - Caliphate of Córdoba
  • 1026 - Taifa of Málaga
  • 1026 - Taifa of Ceuta
  • 1078 - Almoravid dynasty rule
  • 1147 - Almohad dynasty
  • 1244 - Marinid dynasty (1244–1465).
  • 1304 - Ibn Battuta is born.
  • 1437 - Battle of Tangier, attempt by a Portuguese expeditionary force to seize the citadel of Tangier, and their subsequent defeat by the armies of the Marinid sultanate .
  • 1471 - Portuguese of Tangier rule (1471–1661) begins, under Afonso V of Portugal.

    • Modern Ages

  • 1661 - English Tangier (1661−1684), English colonial rule.
  • 1677 - The English banished all Jews from Tangiers.
  • 1678 - City besieged by forces of Moulay Ismail.
  • 1684 - Moroccan rule begins with end of English Tangier.
  • 1815 - Grand Mosque of Tangier rebuilt.
  • 1821 - American Legation building in use.
  • 1844
  • 6 August: Bombardment of Tangiers.
  • October: Treaty of Tangiers signed in city.
  • 1883 - Al-Moghreb al-Aksa newspaper begins publication.

    • 20th century

  • 1904 - Journal de Tanger begins publication.
  • 1905
  • La Dépêche marocaine newspaper begins publication.
  • Anglican Church of St. Andrew consecrated.
  • 1913 - Gran Teatro Cervantes opens.
  • 1917 - Sidi Bou Abib Mosque built.
  • 1920 - Gran Cafe de Paris in business.
  • 1921 - Café Hafa opens.
  • 1924 - Tangier International Zone in effect, per Tangier Protocol.
  • 1937 - Dean's Bar in business.
  • 1939 - Stade de Marchan (stadium) built.
  • 1940 - 14 June: City occupied by Spanish forces.
  • 1945 - 11 October: City returned to international status.
  • 1947
  • Sultan Mohammed V of Morocco gives speech at the Grand Socco.
  • American writer Paul Bowles moves to Tangier.
  • 1948 - Cinema Rif opens.
  • 1952 - 30 March: Political demonstration.
  • 1956
  • 8 October: City becomes part of independent Morocco; Tangier International Zone disestablished.
  • 1983 - Ittihad Riadi Tanger football club formed.

    • 21st century

  • 2005 - Rabat–Tangier expressway constructed.
  • 2006 - Cinematheque de Tanger opens.
  • 2008
  • Tanger-Med port begins operating near city.
  • Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport new terminal building opens.
  • 2011
  • Grand Stade de Tanger (stadium) opens.
  • Kenitra–Tangier high-speed rail line construction begins.

    • References

    Timeline of Tangier Wikipedia
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