The Purisima Churches iun Tangier - Catholic Churches in Tangier -

The Purisima Churches  iun Tangier   - Catholic Churches in Tangier -

 A small church located  In market called " Souk dakhil " with a spanish design

The French catholic In Tangier -Catholic Churches in Tangier -

The French catholic In Tangier

Many tourists are surprised to see that tangier has two large catholic churches. The French catholic church is located next to the Police Station or Comissaria near Place De Nations. The Spanish Catholic Church is located near the Spanish Consulate in Iberia Rondpoint. Tourists expecting to see only minarets are often confused by these large catholic churches in Tangier. They were constructed during the time that Tangier was an International Zone, jointly ruled by the US, France, Spain, Italy and other European powers. During this time Tangier had an enormous expatriate population, numbering in the many tens of thousands. Other Tourist attractions that were important during the time of the Tangier International Zone include the Cervantes Theater, the Cap Spartel lighthouse, and the various Tangier Cinemas built during that time.

The Spanish Church of the Immaculate Conception,or La Purisima

The Spanish Church of the Immaculate Conception,also called La Purisima

 The Spanish Church of the Immaculate Conception,also called La Purisima,was erected in 1871,when Spanish  government acquired the building for a residential development of Franciscan monks in Catholic mission in Morocco.The  inauguration of that Religious Temple took place in 1880 and it is dedicated to the Immaculate Virgin.You can admire a small patio with orange  trees reminding the famous Andalusian courtyards of Cordoba and Seville and a beautiful  tower.Nearby the Church you can see a painted wall of the British Bank of West Africa located there in the  past and also the building Dar Niaba, the old French Legation residence dated the year 1820 with a beautiful  Moorish courtyard and a charming rectangular stoned portal.

Church of Saint Andrew, Tangier

Saint Andrew church Tangier

In 1880, Hassan I of Morocco donated land to the British community in order to build a small Anglican church in Tangier. After a church was built, it was found that it was not sufficient for the increasing number of worshippers, and a new one was built in 1894 which became the Church of Saint Andrew. It was consecrated in 1905.^[2] The interior is designed as a fusion of numerous styles, notably Moorish. The belltower, shaped like a minaret, overlooks the adjacent cemetery.
Among the people commemorated in the church is Emily Keene, Sherifa of Wazzan (1849-1944), who introduced the cholera vaccine to Morocco. She was a British humanitarian who married the Shareef of Ouazzane, a local religious leader. She died in Tangier and there is a plaque in the western side of the church to commemorate her - her actual grave is in the Wazzan family burial ground in the Marshan district of Tangier overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar.
Those buried in the church grounds include Sir Harry MacLean (1848–1920), Paul Lund (1915–1966) and Walter Harris, (1866–1933), a British writer. Also buried in the churchyard is Alexandria-born Claire de Menasce and her second husband Commander Roy Howell RN; Claude-Marie Vincendon, her daughter by her first marriage, was the third wife of Lawrence Durrell.

Saint Andrew church Tangier

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Museum of Moroccan Art - Unique Collections of Moroccan Artwork

Museum of Moroccan Art - Unique Collections of Moroccan Artwork

The Museum of Moroccan Art (Dar el Makhzen) is located in the Medina of Tangier. The Museum was formerly a palace that was built in the 17th century for the use of the Governor. You can contact the museum on (212 9) 93 20 97 and it is open from Monday to Wednesday at 08:30 am to 18:00 pm.
The Museum of Moroccan Art is situated on beautiful grounds and is located specifically in the prince’s apartments at the palace. These rooms are exquisite and decorated with sculpted plasterwork and mosaics completed in colored marble and glass tile pieces. The prince’s apartments are finished off with beautiful wooden ceilings that have been painted.
Housed in the Museum of Moroccan Art are unique collections of artwork that come from different cities and towns in different regions of Morocco. These art pieces act as celebrated ambassadors, representing the entire country. Before you walk into the palace you will notice a unique and stunning interior courtyard, which is beautifully enameled in glazed earthenware.
In the northern rooms of the Museum of Moroccan Art there are a number of firearms decorating the walls. These firearms have been decorated with marquetry, which is a decorating technique that makes use of hot pieces of glass. The hot glass is applied to the surface of the firearm and later, when it has cooled, it is carved to produce a stunning piece of artwork. The museum also showcases intricate textiles and tile work, a variety of leather goods, stunning pieces of Moroccan Jewelry, Moroccan brass and copper products and rural earthenware crockery.
On the walls of the museum you will also observe pottery pieces that have been engraved with motifs of feathers and flowers and other similar decorations. In another room there are exquisite carpets from Rabat that have been beautifully woven, incorporating the characteristic medallion associated with the city. In the Fez room you will find silks that have been dyed in every color imaginable. There are manuscripts written using calligraphy and dishes that are centuries of years old and come in an array of vibrant colors. There is also embroidery work that has been beautifully stitched with real gold and a number of other Moroccan artifacts.
The Museum of Moroccan Art is a wonderful collection of handcrafted goods, which you definitely do not want to miss.

Old Medina of Tangier - Morocco -

Old Medina of Tangier  - Morocco - 

Tangier's Medina (Old City) tumbles down the cliff towards the ocean in a labyrinth of narrow alleyways. The central vortex of Medina life is the square known as the Petit Socco, where old men sit for hours drinking tea and playing backgammon. During its fast-paced past, the Medina was a playground for author Paul Bowles and America'slegendary Beatnik literary figures such as Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs. Wandering around this area is a must for Tangier visitors.

Just west of the Petit Socco on Rue Siaghine is The Church of the Immaculate Conception, built by the Spanish in 1880. East of the square is the Grand Mosque. In the southeast corner of the Old City is the Old American Legation, once the US consulate building and the oldest American diplomatic post. The museum inside traces the history of the relationship between the US and Morocco: as Morocco was one of the first countries to recognise American independence, the US established its legation in Tangier in 1821. The interesting exhibits inside include George Washington's famous letter to Mouilay Abdullah.

Tombs of the Romans in the edge (hafa) Tangier

Tombs of the Romans in the edge (hafa) Tangier

A many tombs  Drilling in rocks in Sharp edge viewing at the  Mediterranean sea , according to the
Geological Research this tombs may be was drilled by the romans empire .
َActually this tombs are empty of human bones and are contained the water

the lazy plaza of Tangier

The aptly named the lazy plaza in Tangier provides sweeping views of the port and, on a clear day, Gibraltar and Spain. A set of ancient cannons faces the bay, symbolically warding off usurpers.
The Etymology of this name is  due to that was a comfort point and the next gathering of Fez by convoys loaded with goods from various regions of Morocco and Sudan, before going to market Barrani "Square April 9 now" in order to buy and sell .
During the year 1908 the city authorities gave the orders to inventory built a wall to serve these traders, the construction of a short wall by the contractor was Hispanic was called "Peña

 

Stadium of Tangier

 Stadium of Tangier

Ibn Batouta stadium is a multi-use stadium in Tangier,Morocco. It is used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 45,000 people. It serves as the new home of IR Tanger, replacing Stade de Marchan.

It was inaugurated on April 26, 2011. On July 27, the stadium hosted the 2011 Trophée des champions, in which Marseille beat Lille 5-4.^[1]

It was one of the confirmed host stadiums for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, which was to be hosted by Morocco until it was stripped of its hosting rights.^[

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Tangier american legation museum

Tangier american legation museum

The Tangier American Legation is a building in the medina of Tangier,Morocco. The first American public property outside of the United States, it commemorates the historic cultural and diplomatic relations between the United States and the Kingdom of Morocco. It is now officially called the Tangier American Legation Institute for Moroccan Studies, and is a cultural center, museum, and a research library, concentrating on Arabic language studies.

The legation was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on January 8, 1981. U.S. Secretary of the Interior James G. Watt subsequently designated it a National Historic Landmark on December 17, 1982. It was the first such listing or designation in a foreign country. The building has been listed on the U.S. Secretary of State's Register of Culturally Significant Property, a listing of State Department properties around the world that have particular cultural or historical significance.

Diplomatic history

The legation is an elaborate Moorish-stylebuilding of stuccoed masonry. This complex structure contains the two-story mud and stone building presented to the United States in 1821 by Sultan Moulay Suliman. The first property acquired abroad by the United States government, it housed the United States Legation and Consulate for 140 years, the longest period any building abroad has been occupied as a United States diplomatic post. It is symbolic of the 1786 Moroccan–American Treaty of Friendship, which is still in force today. The complex expanded over the years as the surrounding houses were bought up. During World War IIit served as headquarters for United States intelligence agents.

After the move to Rabat as the diplomatic capital in 1956, when the country gained its independence, the Legation was abandoned as a diplomatic building. Over the years the United States government proceeded to use it as consul offices and Peace Corps offices, among other things. In time it became neglected and threatened with demolition.

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the official website of Tangier american legation museum

Castle of Perdicaris

Castle of Perdicaris in Tangier 

Caste of Perdicaris  surrounded by a beautiful forest  is a castle built built by Ion Perdicaris, an American businessman, is kidnapped on May 18, 1904 in Tangier, Morocco and held for ransom. President Theodore Roosevelt demands that the Moroccan government obtain Perdicaris' release and orders Navy ships to Morocco. Perdicaris is eventually released unharmed, and the incident is now often remembered for the statement made by

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In the forest where is built this castle , a various kind of tree , animals and birds .Every weekend thousand of people come to visite this forest for exercising sport or to picnic .

Cap Spartel

Cape Spartel (Arabic: رأس سبارطيل‎) is a promontory in Morocco about 1,000 feet (300 m) above sea level at the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar, 12 km West of Tangier. Below the cape are the Caves of Hercules .

Description

Caves of Hercules

Cape Spartel is frequently but incorrectly referred to as the northernmost point of Africa, which is instead Ras ben Sakka, Tunisia. It is the most North Western point of mainland Africa. The cape rises to a height of 326 m. at the top of Jebel Quebir where there is a tower. There is another tower nearer to the end of the cape which serves as a lighthouse.^[1]
Below the cape are the Caves of Hercules. These are open to the public and they are accessible from Robinson Plage. The caves have shown evidence of neolithic occupation. Before they were a tourist attraction they were brothels. Historically the rock was mined and this is one important cause of the caves creation.^[2]
Near Cape Spartel is Spartel Bank, a sunken island hypothesized by some as the location of the legendary island of Atlantis.^[3][4]
Cape Spartel is accessible from the National Road S701.

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Tanger-Med

Tanger-Med is a cargo port located about 40 km east of Tangier, Morocco. It is one of the largest ports on the Mediterranean and in Africa by capacity and went into service in July 2007.^[1] Its initial capacity was 3.5 million shipment containers.^[2]

Overview

The Tangier-Med Project will contain the biggest port in Africa. The project is a strategic priority of the Moroccan government for the economic and social development of the North Morocco region. It is part of the economic policy orienting Morocco towards exports, based on eight clearly identified export sectors, with particular emphasis on the free trade agreement with the European Union to be implemented by 2012.
Completion of the «Tangier-Mediterranean» project will have important economic effects in terms of jobs, creation of added value and foreign investment. Its particular position on the Straits of Gibraltar, at the crossing of two major maritime routes, and 15 km from the European Union will enable it to serve a market of hundreds of millions of consumers through the industrial and commercial free zones which will be run by well-known private operators. It will also win part of the strong growth market of container transshipment and become the leading hub for cereal transshipment, a facility which is non-existent in the north-west African region at present.


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Tangier City

Tangier : a international city

     Tangier  is a major city in northern Morocco with a population of about 1,850,000 (2014 estimates). It is located on the North African coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar where the Mediterranean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel. It is the capital of the Tangier-Tetouan Region and of the Tangier-Asilah prefecture of Morocco.
The history of Tangier is very rich, due to the historical presence of many civilizations and cultures starting from before the 5th century BC. Between the period of being a strategic Berber town and then a Phoenician trading center to the independence era around the 1950s, Tangier was a refuge for many cultures. In 1923, Tangier was considered as having international status by foreign colonial powers, and became a destination for many European and American diplomats, spies, writers and businessmen.
The city is currently undergoing rapid development and modernization. Projects include new tourism projects along the bay, a modern business district called Tangier City Center, a new airport terminal and a new football stadium. Tangier's economy is also set to benefit greatly from the new Tanger-Med port.
Tangier's sport team I.R.T. (or Ittihad Riadi de Tanger) is a prominent football club with a large following base. Tangier will be one of the host cities for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations football tournament, which shall be played at the new Ibn Batouta Stadium and in other cities across Morocco.<sup>[1]

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