El Mechouar Palace
Mechouar Palace or the Zianide Royal Palace is the former official residence of the Zayyanid dynasty in the city of Tlemcen, Algeria. The palace is situated in the middle of the city, and used to be part of the greater Mechouar Citadel of which the historic defensive walls are the only major element preserved.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: building in Algeria
- Also known as: “El-Mechouar Palace” and “Mechouar”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include El Mechouar Mosque and Sidi Belahcen Mosque.
El Mechouar Mosque
Mosque
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The Mechouar Mosque is a mosque in the city of Tlemcen, Algeria. The mosque is a part of the historic El Mechouar Palace which has a significant place in the history of the Kingdom of Tlemcen.
Sidi Belahcen Mosque
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Sidi Belahcen Mosque, also known as Sidi Bel Hasan Mosque or Sidi Abu al-Hasan Mosque is a former mosque in the city of Tlemcen, Algeria. The former mosque is located in the southwest of the square, next to the Great Mosque of Tlemcen. Sidi Belahcen Mosque is situated 310 metres northwest of El Mechouar Palace.
National Museum of Art and History of Tlemcen
Museum
Photo: Riad Salih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
National Museum of Art and History of Tlemcen is situated 240 metres northwest of El Mechouar Palace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mansoûra and Chetouane.
Mansoûra
Town
Photo: Michel-georges bernard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mansourah is a town and commune in Tlemcen Province in Northwestern Algeria. The town is the seat of Mansourah District.
Chetouane
Town
Photo: القلم التراثي, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chetouane is a town and commune in Tlemcen Province in northwestern Algeria. Chetouane is situated 4½ km north of El Mechouar Palace.
Ain El Houtz
Village
Photo: القلم التراثي, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ain El Houtz is a village, which is situated 6 km north of El Mechouar Palace.
El Mechouar Palace
- Categories: palace, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Commune de Tlemcen, Tlemcen, Tlemcen Province, Northwest Algeria, Algeria, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
34.88094° or 34° 52′ 51″ northLongitude
-1.30886° or 1° 18′ 32″ westElevation
811 metres (2,661 feet)Open location code
8C6WVMJR+9FOpenStreetMap ID
way 100273033OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Algerian Arabic to Turkish—“El Mechouar Palace” goes by many names.
- Algerian Arabic: “المشور”
- Algerian Arabic: “قصر المشور”
- Arabic: “المشور (تلمسان)”
- Arabic: “قصر المشور”
- Dutch: “El Mechouar-paleis”
- French: “palais El Mechouar”
- French: “Palais El Mechouar”
- French: “Palais el-Mechouar”
- Italian: “Palazzo El Mechouar”
- Italian: “Palazzo el-Mechouar”
- Portuguese: “Palácio do Mexuar”
- Spanish: “Palacio del Mexuar”
- Turkish: “El-Meşver Sarayı”
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