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Tanger is a city located in Morocco on the Gulf of the Straits of Gibraltar, 27 km from the southern tip of Spain, Tangier was built on the slopes of a limestone limestone hill, and the Old Town has been surrounded by walls since the fifteenth century. The city is connected to a network of roads and railways with Fès, Meknes, Rabat and Casablanca, with international airports and freight services with Europe. It is famous for many industries such as building materials, fishing, textile and carpets. Founded in Tangier Tangier was most probably founded by the Phoenicians. It was under Roman rule, with a famous port and commercial center until the establishment of the city of Fez in 808. The Arabs arrived in the 7th century, To be restored in 707 by Moses ben Nusair. It was under Portuguese rule in 1471 and was occupied by the English until 1684. Gibraltar was besieged by the Spanish from 1779 to 1783, and in 1844 Tangier was bombed by the French fleet as part of the French campaign ...