History: Tangier, gateway for the N'sara
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Tanja, the Pearl of the North, wasn’t always that. Rather, it was a thorn in the sultans’ side. Faced with this territorial headache, Sidi Mohammed ben Abdallah came up with a political solution: to turn it into a diplomatic city. To shield Morocco from Russian influence, European consulates and legations would henceforth be confined to...