What the records say
- When
- 1956
- Kind
- Territorial change
- Where
- Tangier
- Coordinates
- 35.77° N, 5.80° W
- Process
- cession
- Type
- Cession (part yielded to other entity)
- Pop
- 183000
- Area km2
- 349
- Gaining
- Morocco
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Tangier International Zone
1925–1956 international condominium
The Tangier International Zone was a 382 km2 (147 sq mi) international zone centered on the city of Tangier, Morocco, which existed from 1925 until its reintegration into independent Morocco in 1956, with interruption during the Spanish occupation of Tangier (1940–1945), and special economic status extended until early 1960.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA · Read the article
The source
- COW Territorial Change v6Correlates of War ProjectCorrelates of War: free use with citation
Nearby in time and place
- Ceuta-Melilla-Chafarinas IslandsMar 1956 · Territorial claim
- Spanish Morocco: Spain → Morocco (cession)1958 · Territorial change
- 1956 Meknes massacres23 Oct 1956 · Pogrom
- Earthquake — Spain19 Apr 1956 · Earthquake · Magnitude 5.0
- 1958 Rif riotsOct 1958 · Rebellion
- Earthquake — Spain29 Mar 1954 · Earthquake · Magnitude 7.0
- Massacre of Oued-Zem (1955)20 Aug 1955 · Massacre · Deaths 50
- By finishing second in the Moroccan Grand Prix, Mike Hawthorn becomes the first British racing driver to win the Formula One World Championship19 Oct 1958 · Event