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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Photo: Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Moroccan cultural heritage site
  • Also known as: “Bab Mansour”, “Bab Mansour al-Eulj”, “Bab mansour el aleuj”, “Bab Mansour El Aleuj”, and “Bab Mansour باب المنصور لعلج”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail.

Tomb
Photo: Ophelia2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mausoleum of Moulay Isma'il is a historic Islamic funerary complex in , . is situated 230 metres southeast of Bab Mansur al-’Alj.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al Machouar – Stinia and Toulal.

Town
is an Administrative Annex in Meknès of the Fès-Meknès region of .

Suburb
is a suburb of and municipality… is situated 3 km west of Bab Mansur al-’Alj.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a city in the region of .

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 Western Panjabi—“Bab Mansur al-’Alj” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “باب المنصور لعلج”
  • Armenian: “Բաբ Մանսուր ալ-Ալջ”
  • 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”
  • French: “porte du Renégat”
  • German: “Bab Mansour”
  • Hebrew: “שער מנסור”
  • Hindi: “बाब मंसूर”
  • Indonesian: “Bab Mansur al-‘Alj”
  • Indonesian: “Bab Mansur al-’Alj”
  • Italian: “Bab el-Mansour”
  • Moroccan Arabic: “باب لمنصور لعلج”
  • Persian: “باب منصور لعلج”
  • Portuguese: “Bab Mansur el Aleuj”
  • Slovenian: “Bab Mansur al-‘Alj”
  • Slovenian: “Bab Mansur al-’Alj”
  • Spanish: “Bab Mansour”
  • Spanish: “Bab Mansur”
  • Urdu: “باب منصور العلج”
  • Western Panjabi: “باب منصور العلج”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Qobbat Souk قبة السوق and Mellah.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Place Lahdim and Pavilon des Idrissides.

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