Tangier

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city municipality port city

Tangier is a historic Moroccan port city on the Strait of Gibraltar known for its blend of North African, European, and Middle Eastern influences and its long-standing role as a cultural crossroads.

Aliases (4)

Statements (68)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → municipality → port city →
continent	Africa →
country	Morocco →
countryCallingCode	+212 →
distanceToEurope	about 14 kilometers across the Strait of Gibraltar →
economicActivity	manufacturing → shipping → tourism → trade →
foundedBy	Carthaginians →
foundedInCentury	5th century BC →
hasLandmark	Cape Spartel → Caves of Hercules → Grand Socco → Kasbah of Tangier → Petit Socco → Port of Tangier → Tanger-Ville railway station → Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport → Tangier Medina →
hasNotableWriterAssociation	Paul Bowles → Tennessee Williams → William S. Burroughs →
hasPort	Tanger-Med port complex →
historicalPeriod	English rule → International Zone era → Islamic rule → Phoenician settlement → Portuguese rule → Roman rule → Spanish influence →
internationalStatusEndYear	1956 →
internationalStatusStartYear	1923 →
isCapitalOf	Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region → Tangier-Assilah prefecture →
knownFor	blend of North African, European, and Middle Eastern influences → historic medina → international cultural scene → literary associations → strategic location at the entrance to the Mediterranean →
locatedAt	western entrance of the Strait of Gibraltar →
locatedIn	Morocco →
locatedInRegion	northern Morocco →
locatedOnBodyOfWater	Atlantic Ocean → Mediterranean Sea → Strait of Gibraltar →
nearbyCity	Ceuta → Gibraltar →
officialLanguage	Amazigh → Arabic →
partOf	Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region →
populationEstimate	over 900000 inhabitants →
reintegratedInto	Morocco →
reintegratedYear	1956 →
religionMajority	Islam →
role	commercial center → cultural crossroads → major port → tourist destination →
timezone	Central European Time →
transportInfrastructure	high-speed rail connection to Casablanca →
vehicleRegistrationCode	T →
was	International Zone →
widelySpokenLanguage	French → Moroccan Arabic → Spanish →

Referenced by (23)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Barbara Hutton → William S. Burroughs ("Tangier, Morocco") →	residence
Only Lovers Left Alive → The Alchemist →	setting
Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport →	cityServed
Casa-Voyageurs railway station →	connectedTo
Algeciras →	connectsTo
Morocco →	containsCity
Catherine of Braganza →	dowryIncluded
Tarifa →	ferryConnectionTo
Strait of Gibraltar →	hasCityOnShore
Strait of Gibraltar ("Tarifa–Tangier") →	hasFerryRoute
Tangier ("Port of Tangier") →	hasLandmark
Northern Morocco →	hasMajorCity
French Morocco →	includesCity
Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport →	locatedIn
Algeciras–Tangier Med →	nearbyCity
Charles Maurras ("Kiel et Tanger") →	notableWork
Ibn Battuta →	placeOfBirth
Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport →	serves
The Bourne Ultimatum →	setIn
Haketia →	spokenIn
Henri Matisse →	workLocation