Bab Mansur al-’Alj
Bab Mansur al-'Alj or Bab Mansour is a monumental gate in the city of Meknes, Morocco. 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.
- Tourist attraction
- …lies at an elevation of around 520 metres (1,700 feet)
- Description: Moroccan cultural heritage site
- Also known as“Bab Mansour”“Bab mansour el aleuj”“Bab Mansour باب المنصور لعلج”
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Places in the Area
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Al Machouar – Stinia
Town
Al Machouar – Stinia is an Administrative Annex in Meknès of the Fès-Meknès region of Morocco.
Bab Mansur al-’Alj
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Latitude
33.89258° or 33° 53′ 33″ north
Longitude
-5.56464° or 5° 33′ 53″ west
Open location code
8C5PVCVP+24
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = city_gate
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = attraction
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Bab Mansur al-’Alj” goes by many names.
باب المنصور لعلجArabic
باب منصور لعلجArabic
Բաբ Մանսուր ալ-ԱլջArmenian
বাব মনসুর আল-আলজBengali
Bab MansourCatalan
曼索門Chinese
Bab MansourDutch
باب المنصور لعلجEgyptian Arabic
שער מנסורHebrew
बाब मंसूरHindi
Bab Mansur al-‘AljIndonesian
Bab el-MansourItalian
Bab MansourItalian
Bab Mansour al-EuljItalian
Bab MansurItalian
Bab Mansur al-‘AljItalian
باب لمنصور لعلجMoroccan Arabic
باب منصور لعلجPersian
Bab Mansur al-‘AljSlovenian
باب منصور العلجUrdu
باب منصور العلجWestern Panjabi
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