Tangier is situated in the north-west of Africa,it's the nearest point to Spain(15 km).In the 17 th century it was the diplomatic capital of Morrocco,actualy the summer capital.It history goes up to the prehistorical era,the local people are called the BERBERS.the first foreign visitor to it were the FHONICIANS,then the CARTHAGINIANS and later the ROMANS.The arabes took possession of it in the 7th century.From the 15 th to the 17 th century,it was ruled successivily by,Portugal,Spain and England.In 1923 it became an international city with a special statut ruled by 9 Occidental countries.In 1956,date of the independance from the french and spanish protections,Tangier was unified to the kingdom of of Morrocco. It population is a mixture of people,Berbers,Arabs,jewish and christians.Famous people from all over the world lived in it,like Malcom Forbes,Paul Bowls,Henri Matisse,Delacroix and
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