Timeline of Tangier

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Tangier, Morocco.

Ancient Ages

* 42CE – Tingis becomes capital of the Roman province of Mauretania Tingitana.
* 429 CE – Vandals take Tingis.

Middle Ages

* 534 - Conquered by the Eastern Roman Empire
* 700s – Arab rule begins.
* 927 – Caliphate of Córdoba
* 1026 – Taifa of Málaga
* 1026 – Taifa of Ceuta
* 1078 – Almoravid dynasty rule
* 1147 – Almohad dynasty
* 1244 – Marinid dynasty (1244–1465).
* 1304 – Ibn Battuta is born.
* 1437 – Battle of Tangier, attempt by a Portuguese expeditionary force to seize the citadel of Tangier, and their subsequent defeat by the armies of the Marinid sultanate .
* 1471 – Portuguese of Tangier rule (1471–1661) begins, under Afonso V of Portugal.
* 1580 - Spain in power.
* 1656 - Portugal in power again.

Modern Ages

* 1661 – English Tangier (1661–1684), English colonial rule.
* 1677 – The English banished all Jews from Tangiers.
* 1678 – City besieged by forces of Moulay Ismail.
* 1684 – Moroccan rule begins with end of English Tangier.
* 1815 – Grand Mosque of Tangier rebuilt.
* 1821 – American Legation building in use.
* 1844
** 6 August: Bombardment of Tangiers (by the French).
** October: Treaty of Tangiers signed in city.
* 1883 – ''Al-Moghreb al-Aksa'' newspaper begins publication.

20th century

* 1904 – '' Journal de Tanger'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1905
** '' La Dépêche marocaine'' newspaper begins publication.
** Anglican Church of St. Andrew consecrated.
* 1905/06 - First Moroccan Crisis leading to the Algeciras Conference
* 1910 - Population: 40,000 (approximate figure).
* 1911 - Agadir Crisis & Treaty of Fes (1912)
* 1913 – Gran Teatro Cervantes opens.
* 1917 – Sidi Bou Abib Mosque built.
* 1920 – Gran Cafe de Paris in business.
* 1921 – Café Hafa opens.
* 1925 – Tangier International Zone in effect, per Tangier Protocol.
* 1937 – Dean's Bar in business.
* 1939 – Stade de Marchan (stadium) built.
* 1940 – 14 June: City occupied by Spanish forces.
* 1945 – 11 October: City returned to international status.
* 1947
** Sultan Mohammed V of Morocco gives speech at the Grand Socco.
** American writer Paul Bowles moves to Tangier.
* 1948 – Cinema Rif opens.
* 1952 – 30 March: Political demonstration.
* 1956
** 8 October: City becomes part of independent Morocco; Tangier International Zone disestablished.
* 1960 – Population: 141,714.
* 1973 – Population: 185,850.
* 1983 – Ittihad Riadi Tanger football club formed.
* 1993 – Population: 307,000 urban agglomeration (estimate).

21st century

* 2005 – Rabat–Tangier expressway constructed.
* 2003 - Tanger-Med (industrial port complex) supervisory board created.
* 2006 – Cinematheque de Tanger opens.
* 2008
** Tanger-Med port begins operating near city.
** Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport new terminal building opens.
* 2011
** Grand Stade de Tanger (stadium) opens.
** Kenitra–Tangier high-speed rail line construction begins.
* 2014 - Population: 998,972 (estimate).
* 2015 – City becomes part of the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima administrative region.

See also

* Tangier history
* Chronology of Tangier
* List of governors of Tangier, 15th to 17th centuries
* Timelines of other cities in Morocco: Casablanca, Fez, Marrakesh, Meknes, Rabat,
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References

''This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.''

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Map of Tangier
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