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French Consulate General, Tangier

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In 1848, Denmark closed its consulate in Tangier and entrusted the representation of its interests to the United Kingdom. France acquired the vacant former Danish property, a few blocks norths from rue es-Siaghine, and moved its own legation there in 1849, while selling its previous building to the
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operating from Morocco's port cities led to a suspension of the relationship. It restarted with a treaty of 30 May 1767 which provided for a permanent consular representation in a Moroccan port city of France's choosing.
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in 1923, the French government decided to build more imposing premises, next to a villa it had purchased years before that served as the consul's private residence. The new building, also known as the "Maison de France"
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La transformaciĂłn de la ciudad de TĂĄnger durante el Periodo DiplomĂĄtico (1777-1912) : Arquitectura y Urbanismo
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20th-century building erected on the site where the French consulate stood in the second half of the 19th century
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or representative of the Sultan to the foreign communities in Tangier, thus subsequently known as
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in 1794, and the French consulate was formally established there on 22 October 1796.
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Building on rue Es-Siaghine, French consulate from 1816 to 1849, later known as
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resided there in 1832 as he was traveling in Morocco together with ambassador
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This article about a building or structure in Morocco is a
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In 1816, the consulate moved into an existing building on
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France had continuous diplomatic representation in the
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Tangier
French Republic
Morocco
Sultanate of Morocco
Sultanate of Morocco
Guillaume BĂ©rard
Barbary pirates
Louis de Chénier
fr
Rabat
Salé
Tangier
Michel-Ange d'Ornano
fr
Rue Es-Siaghine
Petit Socco
Portuguese Tangier
EugĂšne Delacroix
Charles-Edgar de Mornay
Dar Niaba
Haim Benchimol
French protectorate in Morocco
Rabat
Tangier International Zone
Pierre de Witasse
Building on rue Es-Siaghine, French consulate from 1816 to 1849, later known as Dar Niaba
Dar Niaba
20th-century building erected on the site where the French consulate stood in the second half of the 19th century
Building on rue d'Amérique du Sud, French consulate ca. 1905-1928 (altered since then)

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