Dar al-Sultan () is a palace dating back to the

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in the village of Ubbad, 2km south of

Tlemcen Tlemcen (; ) is the second-largest city in northwestern Algeria after Oran and is the capital of Tlemcen Province. The city has developed leather, carpet, and textile industries, which it exports through the port of Rachgoun. It had a population of ...

Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...

. The palace is a part of the greater complex of

Sidi Abu Madyan Mosque Sidi Boumediene Mosque () or the Worshipper's Mosque () is a historic Islamic religious complex In Tlemcen, Algeria, dedicated to the influential Sufi saint Abu Madyan. Abu Madyan was hailed from Seville and contributed greatly to the spread of ' ...

. The palace is named as "Dar al-Sultan" which means "house of the sultan" as

sultan Sultan (; ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be use ...

s had stayed there during their visit to Ubbad.Dar al-Sultan
''Archnet''. Retrieved January 9, 2018. Construction of the palace was carried out simultaneously with the construction of Sidi Abu Madyan Mosque in 1339. Eight years later, a

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was established as well.دار السلطان في تلمسان
''Vitamine DZ''. Retrieved January 8, 2018. Although the palace is small, it features patios, arcades, water ways and numerous rooms. The palace was abandoned after the demise of the Marinid dynasty. It is considered a prominent example of the

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-era

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Bibliography

*Marçais, W., and Georges Marçais. Les monuments arabes de Tlemcen. ouvrage publié sous les auspices du Gouvernement général de l'Algérie. Paris: A. Fontemoing, 1903. {{coord missing, Algeria 14th-century establishments in Africa Buildings and structures completed in the 14th century Palaces in Algeria Marinid architecture