Tangier Medina

Bay of Tangier

Tangier (UK: /tænˈdʒɪə/, US: /tænˈdʒɪr/; Berber: ⵟⴰⵏⵊⴰ Tanja or (archaic) Tingi, Arabic: طنجة‎ Ṭanjah, French: Tangiers, Spanish: Tánger, Portuguese: Tânger) is a city in northern Morocco with a population of about 700,000 (2012 estimates). It lies on the North African coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel. It is the capital of the Tangier-Tetouan Region and of the Tangier-Asilah prefecture of Morocco.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangier
• Hillman 1000 Wonders