Tour Guide, Tangier, Morocco
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Tangier is situated in the northwest of Africa, it is the nearest point to Spain (15 km). In the 17th century, it was the diplomatic capital of Morrocco, actually the summer capital.Its history goes up to the prehistorical era, the local people are called the BERBERS.the first foreign visitor to it were the PHOENICIANS, then the CARTHAGINIANS and later the ROMANS.The Arabes took possession of it in the 7th century.From the 15th to the 17th century, it was ruled successively by, Portugal, Spain, and England.In 1923 it became an international city with a special status ruled by 9 Occidental countries.In 1956, date of the independence from the French and Spanish protections, Tangier was unified to the kingdom of Morrocco.
Its 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 many others.The great explorer Ibn Batouta(14 century) was Born in it old Medina.Its climate is mild (average of 13 c° in the winter to 23 C° in the summer).