Borj des Irlandais

Borj des Irlandais is a fort in Tangier, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima. Borj des Irlandais is situated nearby to the city gate Amreeka, as well as near the museum American Legation, Tangier.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include American Legation, Tangier and Immaculate Conception Church.

American Legation, Tangier

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

Immaculate Conception Church

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

The Church of the Immaculate Conception, also known as the Spanish Church or La Purísima, is a Roman Catholic church built in 1880–1881 in Tangier, Morocco. Immaculate Conception Church is situated 200 metres north of Borj des Irlandais.

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 280 metres west of Borj des Irlandais.

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 Borj des Irlandais.

Borj des Irlandais

Type: Fort
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Tangier, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Mediterranean Morocco, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

35.78353° or 35° 47′ 1″ north

Longitude

-5.81082° or 5° 48′ 39″ west

Open location code

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OpenStreetMap ID

node 8851465457

OpenStreetMap feature

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Amreeka and Jewish Cemetery of Tangier.

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