Bab el-Jiad
Bab el-Jiad is a neighborhood in Commune de Tlemcen, Tlemcen. Bab el-Jiad is situated nearby to the neighborhood Bab Sidi Boumediène, as well as near the suburb Historic Town Centre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include El Mechouar Palace and Sidi Belahcen Mosque.
El Mechouar Palace
Castle
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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.
Sidi Belahcen Mosque
Museum
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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.
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.
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
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Chetouane is a town and commune in Tlemcen Province in northwestern Algeria. Chetouane is situated 4½ km north of Bab el-Jiad.
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 Bab el-Jiad.
Bab el-Jiad
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Commune de Tlemcen, Tlemcen, Tlemcen Province, Northwest Algeria, Algeria, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
34.88245° or 34° 52′ 57″ northLongitude
-1.30622° or 1° 18′ 22″ westOpen location code
8C6WVMJV+XGOpenStreetMap ID
node 10074001474OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“Bab el-Jiad” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “باب الجياد”
- French: “Bab El Jiad”
Localities in the Area
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