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In the heart of the city of Tlemcen, the Al-Mashwar Castle is located, a unique historical landmark that takes you to the time of the Zayanids, and summarizes the journey of centuries that have passed, bringing you back to experiencing a historical era of gold, the details of which were recorded to narrate the history of the rule of the Zayanids in Algeria, revealing the details of the engineers who built palaces that are still standing despite attempts to erase them. To remain today a witness to the era of an ancient Islamic civilization that passed many years ago.
It is the “Castle of Al-Mashwar”, one of the evidences of the antiquity of the jewel of Tlemcen to this day, and with its towering brown walls, you find yourself in front of a historical building that takes you to the time of the Zayan sultans and Mamluks, to tell you the story of the glorious history of an ancient Islamic civilization that was taken from this part of the land. Algeria was its headquarters, and it established a private life whose details are still depicted inside historical buildings that tell the smallest details.
From that main gate of the castle, which is woven from iron in Islamic-style shapes, and despite the fact that the bridge that used to constitute its main corridor has been removed in the past, you find yourself entering the history The Zayanians passed through a gate that resembled an arched tunnel, the roof of which was decorated with carvings and drawings on cedar wood, to be in front of the Al-Mashwar Palace, the only one among four palaces that were built within the walls of this castle, before the French colonizers demolished it.
As for the secret of calling it “Al-Mashur,” the narratives say that it is derived from consultation between the Sultan and his ministers and officers about state affairs, and it is the place where their meetings were held, in various circumstances, whether during a period of peace or during war. The palace was inhabited by Abd al-Rahman Abu Tashfin in the 14th century, specifically during the period extending between the years 1317 and 1348, until he died at its door, as the narratives say. Prince Abd al-Qadir also resided in it for 4 years.
It is the “Castle of Al-Mashwar”, one of the evidences of the antiquity of the jewel of Tlemcen to this day, and with its towering brown walls, you find yourself in front of a historical building that takes you to the time of the Zayan sultans and Mamluks, to tell you the story of the glorious history of an ancient Islamic civilization that was taken from this part of the land. Algeria was its headquarters, and it established a private life whose details are still depicted inside historical buildings that tell the smallest details.
From that main gate of the castle, which is woven from iron in Islamic-style shapes, and despite the fact that the bridge that used to constitute its main corridor has been removed in the past, you find yourself entering the history The Zayanians passed through a gate that resembled an arched tunnel, the roof of which was decorated with carvings and drawings on cedar wood, to be in front of the Al-Mashwar Palace, the only one among four palaces that were built within the walls of this castle, before the French colonizers demolished it.
As for the secret of calling it “Al-Mashur,” the narratives say that it is derived from consultation between the Sultan and his ministers and officers about state affairs, and it is the place where their meetings were held, in various circumstances, whether during a period of peace or during war. The palace was inhabited by Abd al-Rahman Abu Tashfin in the 14th century, specifically during the period extending between the years 1317 and 1348, until he died at its door, as the narratives say. Prince Abd al-Qadir also resided in it for 4 years.