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.