Morocco
Fez-Meknes
Meknès Prefecture

Bab Mansur al-’Alj

Bab Mansur al-'Alj or Bab Mansour is a monumental gate in the city of , . Located on the south side of Place el-Hedim in the old city, it was originally the main ceremonial entrance to the Kasbah of Sultan Moulay Isma'il, built in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Moroccan cultural heritage site
  • Also known as: “Bab Mansour” and “Bab mansour el aleuj”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lalla Aouda Mosque and Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail.

Mosque
Photo: Robert Prazeres, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The or Mosque of Lalla 'Awda is a large historic in , . It was originally the mosque of the Marinid of the city, built in 1276, but was subsequently remodeled into the royal mosque of the Alaouite sultan Moulay Isma'il's imperial palace in the late 17th century. is situated 290 metres east of Bab Mansur al-’Alj.

Tomb
Photo: Ophelia2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mausoleum of Moulay Isma'il is a historic Islamic funerary complex in , . It contains the tomb of Sultan Moulay Isma'il, who ruled Morocco from 1672 until his death in 1727, and is located inside his former Kasbah. is situated 230 metres southeast of Bab Mansur al-’Alj.

Stadium
Honneur Stadium, officially Stade d'Honneur in French, is a multi-use in , . It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the home games of COD Meknès. The stadium has a capacity of 12,000 people. is situated 2½ km east of Bab Mansur al-’Alj.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Toulal and Meknes.

Suburb
is a town and municipality in of the Fès-Meknès region of . At the time of the 2004 census, the commune had a total population of 13,852 people living in 2896 households. is situated 3 km west of Bab Mansur al-’Alj.

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is a city in the region of . is a vibrant, modern city bustling with nightlife, restaurants and an impressive imperial city created in the 17th century by King Moulay Ismaïl, with numerous historical monuments and natural sites; it is also the nearest city to the Roman ruins of Volubilis.

Town
Photo: Mahta oussama, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town and municipality in of the Fès-Meknès region of . The 2014 Moroccan census recorded a population of 87,910. is situated 7 km east of Bab Mansur al-’Alj.

Bab Mansur al-’Alj

Latitude
33.89258° or 33° 53′ 33″ north
Longitude
-5.56464° or 5° 33′ 53″ west
Elevation
519 metres (1,703 feet)
Open location code
8C5PVCVP+24
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1544541381
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
11749379
Wiki­data ID
Q2877688
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Bab Mansur al-’Alj” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “باب المنصور لعلج”
  • Arabic: “باب منصور لعلج”
  • Bengali: “বাব মনসুর আল-আলজ”
  • Catalan: “Bab Mansour”
  • Chinese: “曼索門”
  • Dutch: “Bab Mansour”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “باب المنصور لعلج”
  • French: “Bab mansour el aleuj”
  • French: “Bab Mansour el Aleuj”
  • French: “Bab Mansour El Aleuj”
  • French: “Bab Mansour”
  • French: “porte du Renégat”
  • German: “Bab Mansour”
  • Hebrew: “שער מנסור”
  • Indonesian: “Bab Mansur al-‘Alj”
  • Indonesian: “Bab Mansur al-’Alj”
  • Moroccan Arabic: “باب لمنصور لعلج”
  • Persian: “باب منصور لعلج”
  • Portuguese: “Bab Mansour el Aleuj”
  • Portuguese: “Bab Mansour”
  • Portuguese: “Bab Mansur el Aleuj”
  • Slovenian: “Bab Mansur al-‘Alj”
  • Slovenian: “Bab Mansur al-’Alj”
  • Spanish: “Bab Mansour”
  • Spanish: “Bab Mansur”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bab Mansur al-’Alj”. Photo: Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY 3.0.