American Legation, Tangier
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: government building
- Also known as: “Tangier American Legation Institute”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sidi Bou Abid Mosque and Petit Socco.
Sidi Bou Abid Mosque
Mosque
Photo: chris-yunker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sidi Bou Abid Mosque is a mosque overlooking the Grand Socco medina area of central Tangier, Morocco from the southwest. It was built in 1917 and is decorated in polychrome tiles. Sidi Bou Abid Mosque is situated 270 metres west of American Legation, Tangier.
Petit Socco
Photo: Kwikkode, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Petit Socco, also known as the Place Souk Dakhel, or in Spanish as Zoco Chico, is a small square in the medina quarter of Tangier, Morocco. Petit Socco is situated 190 metres north of American Legation, Tangier.
Kasbah Museum
Museum
Photo: Yamen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kasbah Museum is situated 520 metres north of American Legation, Tangier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Laaouama.
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 American Legation, Tangier.
American Legation, Tangier
- Categories: government building, heritage site, building, tourism, public building, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: Tangier, Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima, Mediterranean Morocco, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
35.78386° or 35° 47′ 2″ northLongitude
-5.81088° or 5° 48′ 39″ westInception
1821Open location code
8C7PQ5MQ+GJOpenStreetMap ID
node 2328215993OpenStreetMap feature
building=publicOpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q468574
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“American Legation, Tangier” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المفوضية الأميركية في طنجة”
- Chinese: “丹吉爾美國公使館”
- Chinese: “美国使节博物馆”
- Chinese: “美國駐摩洛哥公使館”
- Dutch: “Amerikaanse legatie in Tanger”
- French: “légation américaine de Tanger”
- French: “Légation américaine de Tanger”
- German: “Amerikanische Gesandtschaft (Tanger)”
- German: “Amerikanische Gesandtschaft”
- Moroccan Arabic: “dar d mirikan”
- Persian: “سفارت ایالات متحده آمریکا در طنجه”
- Portuguese: “Legação Americana de Tânger”
- Russian: “Американская дипломатическая миссия в Танжере”
- Spanish: “Museo del Legado Americano”
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Highlights include Amreeka and Borj des Irlandais.
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