El Mechouar Palace

Mechouar Palace or the Zianide Royal Palace is the former official residence of the Zayyanid dynasty in the city of , . 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.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: building in Algeria
  • Also known as: “El-Mechouar Palace”, “Mechouar”, “المشور”, and “المشور (تلمسان)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: El Mechouar Mosque and Sidi Belahcen Mosque.

Mosque
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The Mechouar Mosque is a in the city of , .

Museum
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The , also known as Sidi Bel Hasan… is situated 310 metres northwest of El Mechouar Palace.

Mosque
Photo: Riad Salih, CC BY 4.0.
The is a located in central , . is situated 240 metres west of El Mechouar Palace.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mansoûra and Chetouane.

Town
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Mansourah is a town and commune in in Northwestern .

Town
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is a town and commune in in northwestern . is situated 4½ km north of El Mechouar Palace.

Village
Photo: القلم التراثي, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 6 km north of El Mechouar Palace.

El Mechouar Palace

Latitude
34.88094° or 34° 52′ 51″ north
Longitude
-1.30886° or 1° 18′ 32″ west
Elevation
811 metres (2,661 feet)
Open location code
8C6WVMJR+9F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 100273033
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
11809398
Wiki­data ID
Q3360854
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In Other Languages

From Algerian Arabic to Uzbek—“El Mechouar Palace” goes by many names.
  • Algerian Arabic: “قصر المشور”
  • Arabic: “قصر المشور”
  • Dutch: “El Mechouar-paleis”
  • French: “palais El Mechouar”
  • French: “Palais El Mechouar”
  • French: “Palais el-Mechouar”
  • Hindi: “अल मशवार महल”
  • Italian: “Palazzo El Mechouar”
  • Italian: “Palazzo el-Mechouar”
  • Portuguese: “Palácio do Mexuar”
  • Spanish: “Palacio del Mexuar”
  • Turkish: “El-Meşver Sarayı”
  • Uzbek: “Al-Mashvar saroyi”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Historic Town Centre and Bab el-Jiad.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: AWIT Trisomie and Lycée el-Mechouar.

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