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Tangier (/ t æ n ˈ dʒ ɪər / tan-JEER; Arabic: طنجة, romanized: Ṭanjah, , ) is a city in northwestern Morocco, on the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The city is the capital of the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, as well as the Tangier-Assilah Prefecture of Morocco.
1661 – English Tangier (1661–1684), English colonial rule. [5] [4] 1677 – The English banished all Jews from Tangiers. [5] 1678 – City besieged by forces of Moulay Ismail. [1] 1684 – Moroccan rule begins with end of English Tangier. [3] [4] 1815 – Grand Mosque of Tangier rebuilt. [6] 1821 – American Legation building in use. 1844
English Tangier was the period in Moroccan history in which the city of Tangier was occupied by England as part of its colonial empire from 1661 to 1684. Tangier had been under Portuguese control before Charles II of England acquired the city as part of the dowry when he married the Portuguese infanta Catherine .
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Leonardo de Ferrari's plan of the Portuguese fortifications at Tangier, c. 1655. The Wattasids assaulted Tangier in 1508, 1511, and 1515 but without success.. In 1508, future Portuguese of India Duarte de Menezes succeeded his father as captain of Tangier, a function he had already been effectively performing in his father's name since 1507. [9]
Before 1956, Tangier was a city with international status. It had a great image and attracted many artists. After Morocco regained control over Tangier, this attention slacked off. Investment was low and the city lost its economic importance. But when Mohammed VI of Morocco became king in 1999, he developed a plan for the economic revival of ...
Since the start of their occupation of Tangier in 1661, the English had erected a number of forts around the town to help protect it. [3] By the early 1670s, the English garrison in Tangier was relatively at peace but the supply of food was a concern. The new Alawi sultan, Moulay Isma'il, was initially preoccupied with consolidating his power. [4]
The Bombardment of Tangier took place on 6 August 1844, when French Navy forces under the command of François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville attacked the Moroccan city of Tangier. The campaign was part of the First Franco-Moroccan War .