Tangier, Morocco

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Tangier, Morocco

• Doreen McVeigh

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Tangier, a Brief History

• North African coast
• 5th century B.C.E. Phoenician town
• 35 B.C.E. under Roman control
• Byzantine control in the late 6th - early 7th
  centuries CE
• European influence drastically increased during
  the Middle Ages
• 1679 Sultan Moulay Ismail
• 1912 partitioned between France and Spain
• 1923 Tangier International Zone
• Full sovereignty in 1956

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The Grand Succo (suq)

• One of two main markets
• Also known as the Succo de Barra
• Currently a transportation center
• Petit Succo

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Sidi Bouabid

• The Great Mosque
• Site of religious ceremonies since 3rd
  century CE
• Converted to a mosque after the spread of Islam
• 1471 converted into cathedral by Portuguese
• 17th century Moulay Ismail rebuilt mosque

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Dar El Makhzen

• 17th century Sultans palace
• Two inner courtyards, decorated with wooden
  ceilings, ornate fountains, mosaic floors
• Early 20th century conversion to Museum of
  Moroccan Arts and Museum of Antiquities

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Modern Tangier

• City of 700,000
• King Hasan
• The city has been investing
• a great deal into the tourist economy and making
  conscious efforts to make the cit a more
  appealing place for tourists to come visit