- also called "Tangiers"
- or "Tanger" in French, "Tánger" in Spanish

Morocco - Tangier: Morocco - the city of TangierTangier carries an ill-gotten label of one of the most dangerous Moroccan cities. Tangier used to be a Portuguese colony, nowadays it has population about 670 000.

History of Tangier dates back to Phoenician merchants. Late the city was called "Tenga", "Tinga" or "Titga" as well. Myth says Hercules lived in the nearby Cave of Hercules. Anyway, Tangier was an important Berber city founded by Carthage colonists back in the 5th century BC. After the fall of Rome it fell into slavery of Vandals. In the 15th and 16th century Portuguese took the city, later the Spanish and then Englismen. Tangier has always been a crucial port for Europe.

Today you can find many international schools in Tangier. The city has been visited by many celebrities like Rolling Stones or Jack Kerouac. You can find here the Forbes museum of Tangie where the american billionaire Malcolm Forbes has 115 000 tin soldiers on display.

From Tangier you can easily get to Tetouan. There is a train station in Tangier and you can of course take a ferry to Europe.