Tangier International Zone

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
1924–1940
1945–1956
Flag
Map of Tangier and the International Zone
StatusInternational Zone
CapitalTangier
Common languagesFrench, 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
 Spanish occupation
14 June 1940 – 11 October 1945
 Disestablished
7 April 1956
CurrencyMoroccan franc
Preceded by
Succeeded by
1924
Spanish Protectorate of Morocco
1945
Spanish Protectorate of Morocco
1940
Spanish Protectorate of Morocco
1956
Kingdom of Morocco
Today part ofMorocco
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