What Country Was Tangier In?
Tangier (Tanger - Tétouan, Morocco) lies within 16 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under Roman Empire, from 1 BC to AD 299. The earliest state recorded here is Carthaginian Empire (500 BC).
Who ruled Tangier?
| Period (by border map) | Ruled by |
|---|---|
| 500 BC – 201 BC | Carthaginian Empire |
| 200 BC – 2 BC | Mauretania |
| 1 BC – AD 299 | Roman Empire |
| AD 300 – AD 399 | Rome (Maximian) |
| AD 400 – AD 499 | Western Roman Empire |
| AD 500 – AD 599 | Visigoths |
| AD 600 – AD 699 | Eastern Roman Empire |
| AD 700 – AD 799 | Umayyad Caliphate |
| AD 800 – AD 999 | Idrisid Caliphate |
| 1000 – 1099 | Caliphate of Córdoba |
| 1100 – 1199 | Almoravid dynasty |
| 1200 – 1299 | Almohad Caliphate |
| 1300 – 1491 | Morocco |
| 1492 – 1599 | Wattasid Caliphate |
| 1600 – 1649 | Wattasid Morocco |
| 1650 – 1913 | Morocco |
| 1914 – 1919 | Spanish Morocco |
| 1920 – 1937 | Morocco |
| 1938 – 1944 | Morocco (France) |
| 1945 – today | Morocco |
TangierHistoric cities nearby
Battles and events within 200 km
- Battle of Trafalgar · 1805
Based on approximate historical borders; towns close to a frontier may be assigned to a neighbouring state.
Famous people from the region
| Lived | Person | |
|---|---|---|
| 1304 – 1369 | Ibn Battuta | Traveller |
| c. 1480 – 1521 | Ferdinand Magellan | Navigator |
Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.