Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Tlemcen, Algeria

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Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 1.4 km
Ascend 42 m
Descend 19 m

Explore Tlemcen in Algeria with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Tlemcen

Sight 1: Dar el-Hadith

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Dar el-Hadith

Dar al-Hadith Tlemcen is a mosque and school for memorizing the Qur'an in Tlemcen, Algeria, founded on September 27, 1937, and inaugurated by Imams Abdelhamid Ben Badis and Mohamed Bashir Ibrahimi.

Wikipedia: دار الحديث (تلمسان) (AR)

322 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: متحف سيدي أبي الحسن التنسي

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متحف سيدي أبي الحسن التنسي Noureddine Gori / CC BY-SA 2.5

Sidi Belahcen Mosque, also known as Sidi Bel Hasan Mosque or Sidi Abu al-Hasan Mosque is a historic mosque in the city of Tlemcen, Algeria. The mosque is located in the southwest of the square next to the Great Mosque of Tlemcen. Today it serves as a museum.

Wikipedia: Sidi Belahcen Mosque (EN)

309 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: El-Mechouar Palace

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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. During the Zayyanid period, the palace consisted of multiple buildings and courtyard residences. One of these courtyard structures was completely rebuilt in 2010–2011 over its former ruins and is accessible today. The nearby mosque, Mechouar Mosque, no longer exist on its original form as well except for its minaret. It was one of the main sights during the selection of Tlemcen as the Capital of Islamic Culture in 2011.

Wikipedia: El Mechouar Palace (EN)

75 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Mosquée d'El Mechouar

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Mechouar Mosque is a historic mosque in the city of Tlemcen, Algeria. The mosque is a part of the historic Mechouar Castle which has a significant place in the history of the Kingdom of Tlemcen. The mosque contributed greatly to the intellectual development of Tlemcen. It was one of the main sights during the selection of Tlemcen as the Capital of Islamic Culture in 2011.

Wikipedia: El Mechouar Mosque (EN)

431 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 5: مسجد أولاد الإمام

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مسجد أولاد الإمام

Awlad El Imam School in Tlemcen:

Wikipedia: مسجد أولاد الإمام (AR)

257 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: المتحف العمومي الوطني للآثار الإسلامية

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المتحف العمومي الوطني للآثار الإسلامية

The Tlemcen Mismsa (then Franco-Muslim high school in Tlemcen) was a higher education institution located in the city of Tlemcen in Algeria under French domination. Founded in 1850 and transformed into 1951 into "Franco-Muslim teaching high school", it was one of the main centers of French Orientalism, before training many executives of the future independent Algerian state. Currently the madrassa has become a museum.

Wikipedia: Médersa de Tlemcen (FR), Website

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