Tangier
Tangier names 2 different subjects across the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. Each is set out below.
Tangier TANGIERS (tän-jērz')
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
TANGIERS (tän-jērz'), TANJA, a seaport and the witness" of the ea early part of the war, Morocco; near the diplomatic capital of and and first used in action. But the entrance of the Strait of Gibraltar. It built stands on a height near a spacious bay and presents a very striking appearance farm from the sea. It is the principal center of commerce in Morocco Morocco,, has considerable trade with Europe and is the residence of the foreign consuls and diplo- ing matic corps. Tangier is said to have been founded by the Carthaginians, from whom it passed successively to the Goths bile and Arabs. It was taken from them by the Portuguese in 1471, by whom it was ceded to the British in 1662 as a part of the dowry of Catharine of Braganza for on her marriage with Charles II. It was abandoned to the Moors in 1684, bombarded by the Spaniards in 1790, and by the French in 1844. Pop. (1918) 46,000; European 11,000.
Tangier MOROCCO. By a treaty made in 1912 between Great Britain
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
MOROCCO. By a treaty made in 1912 between Great Britain, France, and Spain, Tangier and its district were constituted an international zone. Joint policing of the district by France and Spain was determined by the Conference of Algeciras, 1906. Much dissatisfaction has arisen from the unsettled status of the port and territory, Great Britain wi wishing its complete internationalization, while France has predominant economic interests, and Spain claims the district as a necessary part of the Spanish zone of Morocco. A new international conference on the subject has been in discussion since 1920.
What Has Changed in the Last Century
When Collier's wrote in 1921 the "new international conference" on Tangier was still under discussion; it produced the Tangier International Zone, formally established in 1923 and administered by a committee of foreign powers until it was returned to newly independent Morocco in 1956, ending the era of the resident "foreign consuls and diplomatic corps." Spain occupied the zone during the Second World War, from 1940 to 1945. The town of 46,000 people described here has grown into a city of roughly a million, and since 2007 the nearby Tanger Med complex has become one of the largest container ports in Africa and the Mediterranean, linked to Casablanca by Africa's first high-speed rail line, opened in 2018.
Written for this edition, 2026.