Tangier Morocco :

Tangier Is a city in the North of Morocco on the mediterranean sea, 11 miles to the borders of Spain, Tangier is also known under the name of Tangiers and Tanger in French, the city counts a population of about 669,680 (2004) census, Tangier lies on the North African coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar, It is one of the most important Moroccan cities, and has a very rich history and geographic location, the city of Tangier is the capital city of the Tangier-Tétouan Region.

The city is being widely developped by so many important infra structure, such as tourism projects, the Tangier City Center new business district and the Tangier Med Port, the city nowdays is among the very expensive Moroccan cities for realestate investment, other cities are : Marrakech, Agadir...

The city has a very fascinating history due to the mealt of civilizations, the african civilization, the islamic civ and the mediterranean and european civilization, Tangiers has attracted novelists, painters, musicians and Tv stars, Tangier is considered an obligatory stop for artists who are seeking the colors of the north and the mealt of so any civilizations, the city of Tangier is hometown also to so many famous Moroccans such as : Mohammed Choukri (Novelist) and Abderrahman El Youssfi, Ex Prime Minister.

The city of Tangier was the first city in North Africa to host an american embassy, between 1940s and until 1956 the city was considered an International Zone, King Mohamed V had his Famous Address to the nation back on 1947.

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