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The port has allowed Tangier to become a more globalised city with new international opportunities that will help facilitate economic growth.
Agriculture in the area of Tangier is tertiary and mainly cereal. Artisanal trade in the old medina old city specialises mainly in leather working , handicrafts made from wood and silver, traditional clothing, and shoes of Moroccan origin.
The city has grown quickly due to rural exodus from other smaller cities and villages. The population is more than three-times larger than 32 years ago A railway line connects the Tangier area with Rabat , Casablanca and Marrakesh in the south, and with Fes and Oujda in the east.
The service is operated by ONCF. Moller—Maersk Group and will free up the old port for tourist and recreational development. Tangier's Ibn Batouta International Airport and the rail tunnel will serve as the gateway to the Moroccan Riviera, the littoral area between Tangier and Oujda.
Traditionally, the northern coast was a rural stronghold, with some of the best beaches on the Mediterranean. It is slated for rapid urban development.
The Ibn Batouta International Airport has been modernised to accommodate more flights. The biggest airline at the airport is Royal Air Maroc.
In addition, a TGV high-speed train system is being built. It will take a few years to complete, and will become the fastest train system in the Maghreb.
Tangerian , as the residents refer to their language, is different from the rest of Morocco, with a lexicon derived from Berber , Spanish , English , and old Tangerian words.
Written Arabic is used in government documentation and on road signs together with French. French is used in universities and large businesses.
English and Spanish are well understood in all hotels and tourist areas. Tangier offers four types of education systems: Arabic, French, Spanish and English.
Each offers classes starting from pre-Kindergarten up to the 12th grade, as for German in the three last years of high school.
The Baccalaureat , or high school diploma are the diplomas offered after clearing the 12 grades. Many universities are inside and outside the city.
Universities like the Institut Superieur International de Tourisme ISIT , which grants diplomas, offer courses ranging from business administration to hotel management.
The institute is one of the most prestigious tourism schools in the country. There are more than a hundred Moroccan primary schools , dispersed across the city.
Private and public schools, they offer education in Arabic, French and some school English until the 5th grade.
Mathematics, Arts, Science Activities and nonreligious modules are commonly taught in the primary school. Tangier has been reputed as a safe house for international spying activities.
Tangier acquired the reputation of a spying and smuggling centre and attracted foreign capital due to political neutrality and commercial liberty at that time.
It was via a British bank in Tangier that the Bank of England in for the first time obtained samples of the high-quality forged British currency produced by the Nazis in " Operation Bernhard ".
The city has also been a subject for many spy fiction books and films see Tangier in popular culture. Tangier is twinned with:.
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