Bay of Tangier
The Bay of Tangier is a bay around Tangier on the Mediterranean in northern Morocco. It forms the body of water between the port and Cap Malabata in a semi circular shape.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bay
- Description: bay on the Mediterranean in northern Morocco
- Also known as: “Baie De Tanger” and “Tangier Bay”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tangier-Kenitra high-speed railway and American Legation, Tangier.
Tangier-Kenitra high-speed railway
Railway station
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Tangier-Kenitra high-speed railway is a railway station.
American Legation, Tangier
Museum
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The Tangier American Legation, officially the Tangier American Legation Institute for Moroccan Studies, is a building in the medina of Tangier, Morocco, that formerly housed the United States diplomatic mission to Morocco. American Legation, Tangier is situated 2½ km west of Bay of Tangier.
Kasbah Museum
Museum
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Kasbah Museum is situated 2½ km west of Bay of Tangier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tangier and Laaouama.
Tangier
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Tangier is an important port city in Morocco. The third most populous city in the country, it's a popular entry point to Morocco and Africa as a whole due to its proximity to Spain, and an interesting destination in its own right.
Laaouama
Village
Laaouama is a small town and rural commune in Fahs-Anjra Province of the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region of Morocco. At the time of the 2004 census, the commune had a total population of 20,541 people living in 3834 households. Laaouama is situated 7 km south of Bay of Tangier.
Bay of Tangier
- Category: body of water
- Location: Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Bay of Tangier” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “خليج طنجة”
- Catalan: “Badia de Tànger”
- Cebuano: “Baie de Tanger”
- French: “baie de Tanger”
- French: “Baie de Tanger”
- Greek: “Κόλπος της Ταγγέρης”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Tangierbukta”
- Norwegian: “Tangerbukta”
- Polish: “Zatoka Tangerska”
- Portuguese: “Baía de Tânger”
- Spanish: “Bahia de Tanger”
- Spanish: “Bahía de Tánger”
- Swedish: “Baie de Tanger”
- Venetian: “Baja de Tánger”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bella Vista and Charf.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tanger-Ville and Hilton Garden Inn Tanger City Center.
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