Spain
Andalusia
Granada

Mexuar

The Mexuar is a section of the Nasrid palace complex in the of , . It served as the entrance wing of the , the official palace of the sultan and the state, and it housed various administrative functions.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alhambra and Court of the Myrtles.

Photo: Bernd Untiedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a palace and fortress complex located in , . It is one of the most famous monuments of Islamic architecture and one of the best-preserved palaces of the historic Islamic world. is situated 160 metres southeast of Mexuar.

Garden
Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is the central part of the Comares Palace inside the palace complex in , . It is located east of the Mexuar and west of the .

Castle
Photo: Javier rodriguez jimenez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Albaicín and Sacromonte.

Quarter
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The , also spelled Albayzín, is a neighbourhood of , . It is centered around a hill on the north side of the which passes through the city.

Neighborhood
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, sometimes also called Sacramonte, is a traditional neighbourhood in the eastern area of the city of in Andalusia, Spain. It is one of the six neighbourhoods that make up the urban district of Albayzín and borders the neighbourhoods of Albayzín, San Pedro, Realejo-San Matías, El Fargue and Haza Grande.

Neighborhood
Photo: JiriMatejicek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighborhood.

Mexuar

Latitude
37.17731° or 37° 10′ 38″ north
Longitude
-3.59003° or 3° 35′ 24″ west
Open location code
8C9R5CG5+WX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 197859965
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­palace
Wiki­data ID
Q72622054
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Mexuar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مختلط”
  • Arabic: “مشور”
  • Chinese: “梅斯亚尔厅”
  • Chinese: “梅斯亞爾廳”
  • French: “Mexuar”
  • Spanish: “Mexuar de la Alhambra”
  • Spanish: “Mexuar”
  • Urdu: “مشور”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mexuar”. Photo: Rumomo, CC BY-SA 4.0.