Tangier
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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.
All labels observed (15)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tangier canonical | 72 |
| Tangier, Morocco | 3 |
| Kiel et Tanger | 2 |
| International Zone of Tangier | 1 |
| Port of Tangier | 1 |
| Tangier International Zone | 1 |
| Tangier Rifian | 1 |
| Tangier Ville Port | 1 |
| Tangier city center | 1 |
| Tangier city centre | 1 |
| Tangier metropolitan area | 1 |
| Tangier port area | 1 |
| Tarifa–Tangier | 1 |
| city of Tangier | 1 |
| modern city of Tangier | 1 |
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 |
Punic (Carthaginian) people
ⓘ
surface form:
Carthaginians
|
| foundedInCentury | 5th century BC ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Cape Spartel
ⓘ
Caves of Hercules ⓘ Grand Socco ⓘ Kasbah of Tangier ⓘ Petit Socco ⓘ Tangier self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Port of Tangier
Tanger-Ville railway station ⓘ Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport ⓘ
surface form:
Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport
Kasbah of Tangier ⓘ
surface form:
Tangier Medina
|
| hasNotableWriterAssociation |
Paul Bowles
ⓘ
Tennessee Williams ⓘ William S. Burroughs ⓘ |
| hasPort |
Tanger-Med
ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
Maghrebi Arabic ⓘ
surface form:
Moroccan Arabic
Spanish ⓘ |
Referenced by (89)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tarifa–Tangier
this entity surface form:
Port of Tangier
subject surface form:
Catherine of Braganza
this entity surface form:
Tangier, Morocco
subject surface form:
Northern Morocco
this entity surface form:
Kiel et Tanger
this entity surface form:
Tangier Rifian
subject surface form:
Ibn Battuta
subject surface form:
The Bourne Ultimatum
subject surface form:
Moroccan franc
this entity surface form:
International Zone of Tangier
subject surface form:
Moroccan franc
this entity surface form:
Tangier International Zone
subject surface form:
Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
subject surface form:
Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
subject surface form:
Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
subject surface form:
Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
subject surface form:
International Zone of Tangier
subject surface form:
International Zone of Tangier
this entity surface form:
city of Tangier