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Name: Tingis

Type: Polity

Start: 799 BC

End: 500 BC

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A city-state in North Africa originated as a colony of the Phoenicians.

Establishment

  • January 799 BC: Tingis (Tangier) was founded as a Phoenician colony, possibly as early as the 10th century BC and almost certainly by the 8th century BC.

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    Disestablishment

  • January 499 BC: The Carthaginians, a powerful ancient civilization based in North Africa, developed Tingis (modern-day Tangier) as an important port city by the 5th century BC. Tingis served as a key hub for trade and naval activities for the Carthaginian Empire.

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