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Jun 1, 2009 · 31 March, 1905The First Moroccan Crisis. Gibraltar, 31 March, 1905. After overcoming the difficult technical task of landing in Tangier, there was a very fitting reception on the dock by Moroccan officials and the German colony. Then a ride through the gaily decorated streets amid the indescribable joy of the natives and the European population ...
The landing in Tangier and the fiasco of Algeciras (1905–1906) 13 The intensification of the Anglo-German conflict; Part IV 1906–1909: The Scandal-Ridden Sovereign; Part V 1908–1914: The Bellicose Supreme War Lord; Part VI 1914–1918: The Champion of God’s Germanic Cause; Part VII 1918–1941: The Vengeful Exile; Notes; Index
After overcoming the difficult technical task of landing in Tangier, there was a very fitting reception on the dock by Moroccan officials and German settlers. Then a ride through the gaily decorated streets amid the indescribable joy of the natives and the European population; it was a magnificent oriental pageant in fine weather.
- A City with A Complex History
- Home of Tangerines
- Home of The Golden Beverage: Moroccan Mint Tea
- The Final Resting Place of Hercules
- Tangier, The Royal Wedding Gift
- Haven of Spies
- Home of 30 Nationalities
- Home For Art
- First American Property Outside The United States
- Tangier Sentenced to Death by Starvation
From an ancient Greek, to a Phoenician, and later a Roman port, Tangier had been occupied by plenty of nations and peoples like the Moors and the Portuguese in 1471. It was initially founded by Carthaginian settlers in the fifth century BC. The city was also extremely valuable to the Berber people as it held the name of a Berber god: Tinjis. Tangie...
Tangerines and Tangier; just by comparing the two words you can deduce that one certainly correlates with the other. Tangier is agriculturally known for Tangerines as the fruit originated in the city. That is why this sweet goodness has been named after the white city. From the family of Mandarins, Tangerines grow and serve as a delight to Tangier-...
Morocco is known for its delicious fresh tea. However, Tangier is the original city known for the special Moroccan mint tea whose main ingredient is, of course, mint! You can enjoy Mint Tea anywhere you go in Tangier, especially in Petit Socco, which translates from Spanish into “the Small Market”. People from all around the world gather in this hi...
The legend states that Tangier is the final resting spot of Hercules in a location known as Hercules Cave. It is located just outside the city, and is a very popular tourist attraction. The cave has two openings, one towards the land through which tourists and visitors enter, and another facing the sea known as ‘The Map of Africa’ since its shape r...
Yes! You read that right. The city’s history does not cease to amaze us. When the Portuguese arrived in Morocco, capturing the city on their second attempt in 1471, they handed it to the British 200 years later as a wedding gift for King Charles II. The latter acquired the city as part of the dowry when he married the Portuguese princess, Catherine...
The city of Tangier has a checkered past. During the 19th and 20th century, the immaculate white city lost its purity and became the home of international spies. It was a safe ground where many spying and smuggling activities took place. This is one of the reasons why Tangier was brought up as allocation in multiple spy fiction books and movies, su...
During Morocco’s famous colonization by France and Spain, and while the country was divided between the two powers, strategic Tangier remained an independent city. It was an international zone of various sectors, similar to West Berlin during the Cold War. France, Spain, Holland, Britain, Sweden, Portugal, Italy, Belgium, and the USA all had a shar...
The promise of cosmopolitan freedom operated as a magnet to attract art to the city of Tangier. In the 50s and 60s, a small community of expatriate artists and writers relocated to Tangier. The man who started the trend was Paul Bowles, an American writer who moved to Tangier permanently in 1947. Among his works are The Sheltering Sky and Let it Co...
The American legation is the first American public property outside the US. It commemorates the historic cultural and diplomatic relations between Morocco and the United States. Morocco was the first country to publicly recognize the U.S. as an independent state. The American Legation is the popular name of this institution, but the official name i...
“Anything could be bought at a price” was part of the mythos of Tangier’s International Zone period. During that time, Tangier gained a bad reputation in the West as the land of criminals, spies, businessmen, and adventurers. When the Interzone period ended, the city entered a long period of decline and became a dreary port. Moroccan King Hassan II...
Jan 7, 2013 · The Landing of Wilhelm II in Tangier, March 31, 1905 Report of Councillor von Schoen, Envoy in the Imperial Suite, to the German Foreign Office: Gibraltar, 31 March, 1905 After overcoming the difficult technical task of landing in Tangier, there was a very fitting reception on the dock by Moroccan officials and the German colony.
Dec 2, 2018 · A stroll through the soukof Tangier, once the havenof spies and their intrigues. Tangier on the coast of Morocco was an English colony in 1662-1684 and an international zone in 1924-1956 (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2018) Patrick Comerford. Tangier once had a reputation as a safe haven for spies and their spying activities.
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Jan 21, 2020 · The arrest and the subsequent landing of U.S. troops could happen in Tangier, yet it was completely unthinkable just 12 miles away in Gibraltar or 60 miles away in Cadiz.
