Tangier Cathedral
The Roman Catholic Cathedral of Tangier, whose full name is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and the Holy Spirit, also known as the Spanish Cathedral, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tangier, Morocco.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: Moroccan cultural heritage site
- Also known as: “Catedral del Espíritu Santo”, “Holy Spirit Cathedral”, and “Roman Catholic Cathedral of Tangier”
- Address: Avenue Hassan II
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sidi Bou Abid Mosque and American Legation, Tangier.
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 450 metres northeast of Tangier Cathedral.
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. American Legation, Tangier is situated 670 metres east of Tangier Cathedral.
Kasbah Museum
Museum
Photo: Yamen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kasbah Museum is situated 1 km northeast of Tangier Cathedral.
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 Tangier Cathedral.
Tangier Cathedral
- Categories: Catholic cathedral, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Tangier, Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima, Mediterranean Morocco, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
35.78175° or 35° 46′ 54″ northLongitude
-5.81788° or 5° 49′ 4″ westOpen location code
8C7PQ5JJ+MROpenStreetMap ID
way 361452341OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q5221275
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Tangier Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كاتدرائية الإنتقال (طنجة)”
- Arabic: “كاتدرائية الإنتقال”
- Arabic: “كاتدرائية الانتقال”
- Arabic: “كاتدرائية طنجة”
- Basque: “Sortzez Garbiaren eta Espiritu Santuaren katedrala”
- Basque: “Sortzez Garbiaren katedrala”
- Basque: “Tangerreko katedrala”
- French: “Cathédrale Notre Dame de l’Assomption”
- French: “cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Tanger”
- French: “Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Tanger”
- German: “Kathedrale von Tanger”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Tangier”
- Italian: “cattedrale di Nostra Signora dell’Assunzione”
- Italian: “Cattedrale di Nostra Signora dell’Assunzione”
- Moroccan Arabic: “كاتدرال د طنجة”
- Portuguese: “Catedral de Nossa Senhora de Lourdes de Tânger”
- Portuguese: “Catedral de Tânger”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Lourdes”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Tanger”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Tánger”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Youth Club and Mosquée Mohamed V.
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