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Bab Mansour باب المنصور لعلج

Meknès ⴰⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ مكناس, Morocco

Bab Mansour باب المنصور لعلج

Bab Mansur al-'Alj or Bab Mansour (Arabic: باب المنصور لعلج) (also variously spelled as Bab Mansour al-'Ilj, Bab Mansour al-Eulj, Bab el-Mansour, Bab Mansur, etc.) is a monumental gate in the city of Meknes, Morocco. Located on the south side of Place el-Hedim (el-Hedim Square) in the old city, it w

as originally the main ceremonial entrance to the Kasbah (royal citadel) of Sultan Moulay Isma'il, built in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Today it is one of the most famous and admired landmarks in the city.

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