Dar Mustapha Pacha
Dar Mustapha Pacha is a Moorish palace, located in the Casbah of Algiers, Algiers, Algeria. It houses the National Museum of Miniatures, Illumination and Calligraphy.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ketchaoua Mosque and Martyrs‘ Square.
Ketchaoua Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Rachid Hamatou, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ketchaoua Mosque, also known as Djamaa Ketchaoua, is a mosque in the city of Algiers, the capital of Algeria. Completed in the 17th century, during Ottoman period, the mosque is located at the foot of the Casbah of Algiers, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is on the first of the Casbah's many steep stairways.
Martyrs‘ Square
Square
Photo: غريب صلاح الدين, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Martyrs‘ Square is situated 170 metres southeast of Dar Mustapha Pacha.
Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions
Museum
Photo: Abderrahmane boudjenane, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions is an art museum in Algiers, the capital of Algeria. The museum is located on Rue Socgemah in the Souk El-Djemaâ of the Basse-Casbah district and welcomes around 47,000 visitors every year. Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions is situated 110 metres north of Dar Mustapha Pacha.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Casbah of Algiers and Bāb al-Wādī.
Casbah of Algiers
Suburb
The Casbah of Algiers, commonly referred to as the Casbah, corresponds to the old town or medina of Algiers, the capital of Algeria. It is a historic district that has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1992.
Bāb al-Wādī
Suburb
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Bab El Oued is a neighbourhood in Algiers, the capital of Algeria, along the coast north of the city centre. As of 2008, the population of the commune of Bab El Oued was 64,732.
Alger Centre
Suburb
Photo: Dan Sloan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alger Centre is a municipality in Algiers Province, Algeria. It is administratively part of Sidi M'Hamed district, and it has a population of 96,329 as of the 1998 census, which gives it 15 seats in the PMA.
Dar Mustapha Pacha
- Type: Museum
- Description: palace located in Algiers, Algeria
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Casbah, Bab El Oued, Algiers Province, Algeria, North Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Dar Mustapha Pacha” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دار مصطفى باشا”
- French: “Musée national de l’enluminure, de la miniature et de la calligraphie”
- French: “palais Mustapha Pacha”
- French: “Palais Mustapha Pacha”
- French: “Bibliothèque-musée” (historical)
- Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Dar Mustapha Pacha”
- Hausa: “Dar Mustapha Pacha”
- Italian: “Dar Mustapha Pacha”
- Italian: “Palazzo Mustapha Pacha”
- Spanish: “Dar Mustapha Pacha”
- Turkish: “Mustafa Paşa Sarayı”
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