Tangier International Zone
former international zone in Morocco
The Tangier International Zone (Arabic: منطقة طنجة الدولية Minṭaqat Ṭanja ad-Dawliyya, French: Zone internationale de Tanger, Spanish: Zona Internacional de Tánger) was an international zone in the city of Tangier, Morocco, which existed from 1924 until 1956. It is surrounded by the Spanish protectorate in Morocco.
Tangier International Zone منطقة طنجة الدولية Zone internationale de Tanger Zona Internacional de Tánger | |||||||||||||
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| 1924–1940 1945–1956 | |||||||||||||
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 Map of Tangier and the International Zone | |||||||||||||
| Status | International Zone | ||||||||||||
| Capital | Tangier | ||||||||||||
| Common languages | French, Arabic, Berber, Portuguese, Dutch, Haketia, Spanish | ||||||||||||
| Religion | Islam, Christianity, Judaism | ||||||||||||
| Administrator | |||||||||||||
• 1924–1926 | Paul Alberge | ||||||||||||
• 1929–1940 | Pierre Le Fur | ||||||||||||
• 1945–1948 | Luís Magalhães Correia | ||||||||||||
• 1948–1951 | Henri van Vredenburch | ||||||||||||
• 1955–1956 | Robert van de Kerchove d'Hallebast | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
• Established | 14 May 1924 | ||||||||||||
| 14 June 1940 – 11 October 1945 | |||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 7 April 1956 | ||||||||||||
| Currency | Moroccan franc | ||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Morocco | ||||||||||||
