Timeline of Tangier

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,
References
Bibliography
Published in 19th century
Published in 20th century
(+ table of contents)
Published in 21st century
Martin Malcolm Elbl. Portuguese Tangier (1471-1662): Colonial Urban Fabric as Cross-Cultural Skeleton (Baywolf Press: Toronto and Peterborough, 2013) .
External links
(Bibliography)
(Bibliography of open access articles)
Map of Tangier, 1943
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