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. 790 – Idrissid 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. (Iberian Union) 1656 - Portugal in power again. (Portuguese Restoration War)

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

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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