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Tangier Tangier
Tangier , ancient Tingis, city (1994 pop. 497,147), N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar. The city has a busy port and building, fishing, and textiles industries. Tourism is also important. The walled Moorish town adjoins a European suburb. Tangier was probably founded by the Phoenicians. It was... Read more
Edward Montagu 1st earl of Sandwich Edward Montagu 1st earl of Sandwich
Edward Montagu Sandwich, 1st earl of , 1625-72, English admiral. He fought in the parliamentary army during the civil war, became (1653) a member of the council of state of the Commonwealth, and was appointed (1656) general at sea. After the collapse of the Protectorate, however, he assisted in the... Read more
Paul Bowles Paul Bowles
Paul Bowles 1910-99, American writer and composer, b. New York City. He studied in Paris with Virgil Thomson and Aaron Copland and composed (1930s-40s) a number of modernist operas, ballets, song cycles, and orchestral and chamber pieces. From 1947 on he lived in Tangier, Morocco. Strongly... Read more
Alfonso V (Portugal) Alfonso V (Portugal)
Alfonso V 1432-81, king of Portugal (1438-81), son of Duarte and Queen Leonor. During his minority there was a struggle for the regency between the queen mother and Alfonso's uncle, Dom Pedro, duke of Coimbra. The duke was triumphant (1440) and retained power after Alfonso was declared of age... Read more
Ibn Batuta Ibn Batuta
Ibn Batuta (1304?–68?) Arab traveller and writer. Born in Tangier, Morocco, he began his adventures in c.1325 with a pilgrimage to Mecca by way of Egypt and Syria. Travel was to occupy the next 30 years of his life, when he visited parts of Africa, Asia and Europe. In c.1350, he returned to... Read more
Duarte Duarte
Duarte , 1391-1438, king of Portugal (1433-38), eldest of the five sons of John I. He was a "philosopher-king," notable for his legal reforms and as the author of O leal conselheiro [the loyal counselor]. Much concerned with exploration, he spurred on his brother Prince Henry the Navigator ... Read more
Catherine of Braganza Catherine of Braganza
Catherine of Braganza , 1638-1705, queen consort of Charles II of England, daughter of John IV of Portugal. She was married to Charles in 1662. As part of her dowry England secured Bombay (now Mumbai) and Tangier. Unpopular in England for her Roman Catholic faith, she also had to suffer the... Read more
Robert Bevan Robert Bevan
Bevan, Robert (1865–1925). British painter and lithographer, born in Hove, Sussex. He studied briefly at Westminster School of Art under Fred Brown (1888), then at the Académie Julian in Paris. During the 1890s he travelled a good deal (including visits to Spain and Tangier) and he had... Read more
Fes Fes
Fès or Fez , Arab. Fas, city (1994 pop. 772,028), N central Morocco. In a rich agricultural region, it is connected by rail to Casablanca, Tangier, and Algeria. The city is noted for its Muslim art and its handicraft industries. It gave its name to the brimless felt caps that were... Read more
Mauretania Mauretania
Mauretania , ancient district of Africa in Roman times. In a vague sense it meant only "the land of the Moors" and lay W of Numidia, but more specifically it usually included most of present-day N Morocco and W Algeria. The district was not the same as modern Mauritania. It was a complex of... Read more

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Madrid approves cross-border police cooperation agreement with Morocco.
News Wire article from: Agence Maghreb Arabe Presse (MAP) ...on Friday, the agreement on cross-border police cooperation, signed with...framework for police cooperation in the fight against...cross-border cooperation to effectively...in the ports of Algeciras and Tangier. The ...
Writethru: Morocco moves to strengthen port cooperation with Europe
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency ...entered into a cooperation agreement with the aim of...Moroccan city of Tangier, will boost the cooperation between the Tanger...and the ports of Algeciras in Spain, Calais...agreement will close cooperation ...
Morocco moves to strengthen port cooperation with Europe
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency ...entered into a cooperation agreement with the aim of...Morocco city of Tangier, will boost the cooperation between the Tanger...and the ports of Algeciras in Spain, Calais...will close the cooperation of the four ports...

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