![3 km west of central Tlemcen, Mansourah was the site of the military camp of Merinid Sultan Abou Yacoub in 1299](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990513.3fHyEypG.AlgeriaJun131185.jpg) 3 km west of central Tlemcen, Mansourah was the site of the military camp of Merinid Sultan Abou Yacoub in 1299 |
![Mansourah, the Victorious, developed into a city in its own right](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990514.NWykziLs.AlgeriaJun131187.jpg) Mansourah, "the Victorious", developed into a city in its own right |
![Mansourah is dominated by the 13th C. mosque and its 40m minaret](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990515.uhwklxcR.AlgeriaJun131188.jpg) Mansourah is dominated by the 13th C. mosque and its 40m minaret |
![Great Minaret of Mansourah](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990516.cOpks9Zq.AlgeriaJun131189.jpg) Great Minaret of Mansourah |
![Rebuilt in 1335 by Sultan Abou el-Hassan, the Mosque of Mansourah once again fell into ruin](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990517.IUZmW1Nq.AlgeriaJun131190.jpg) Rebuilt in 1335 by Sultan Abou el-Hassan, the Mosque of Mansourah once again fell into ruin |
![Minaret of Mansourah (Tlemcen)](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990518.1VvkBtlq.AlgeriaJun131191.jpg) Minaret of Mansourah (Tlemcen) |
![Entrance to the Mosque of Mansourah through an arch at the base of the massive minaret](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990519.5spM03b6.AlgeriaJun131192.jpg) Entrance to the Mosque of Mansourah through an arch at the base of the massive minaret |
![Mansourah is best visited in the late afternoon when the minaret is best illuminated](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990520.cC0Zg96K.AlgeriaJun131193.jpg) Mansourah is best visited in the late afternoon when the minaret is best illuminated |
![Minaret of Mansourah, Tlemcen](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990521.LJ9nFAya.AlgeriaJun131194.jpg) Minaret of Mansourah, Tlemcen |
![The arch leads into the mosque which measures 60m x 55m](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990522.ckvBrv8e.AlgeriaJun131195.jpg) The arch leads into the mosque which measures 60m x 55m |
![Minaret of Mansourah, Tlemcen](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990619.oAEdzllj.AlgeriaPanorama1196.jpg) Minaret of Mansourah, Tlemcen |
![Detail of the arch leading into the Mosque of Mansourah](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990620.iofprtxd.AlgeriaPanorama1200.jpg) Detail of the arch leading into the Mosque of Mansourah |
![Breach in the wall of the Mosque of Mansourah to the left of the minaret](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990523.bUKfHfmz.AlgeriaJun131199.jpg) Breach in the wall of the Mosque of Mansourah to the left of the minaret |
![Detail of the balcony midway up the Minaret of Mansourah](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990524.a4jSIJVi.AlgeriaJun131202.jpg) Detail of the balcony midway up the Minaret of Mansourah |
![Carving detail, Minaret of Mansourah](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990525.Q4wCpays.AlgeriaJun131203.jpg) Carving detail, Minaret of Mansourah |
![Column detail, Minaret of Mansourah](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990526.rdz2bOc2.AlgeriaJun131204.jpg) Column detail, Minaret of Mansourah |
![Little remains of the mosque's interior other than segments of the wall](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990527.LsdS5OPE.AlgeriaJun131205.jpg) Little remains of the mosque's interior other than segments of the wall |
![Nearby, a modern minaret with the ridge of the Plateau Lalla Setti](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990529.y6fY6J3q.AlgeriaJun131206.jpg) Nearby, a modern minaret with the ridge of the Plateau Lalla Setti |
![Archaeologists have stabilized the minaret, but only the outward facing side remains](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990530.l3CZhpLW.AlgeriaJun131207.jpg) Archaeologists have stabilized the minaret, but only the outward facing side remains |
![Looking through the gate of the Mosque of Mansourah](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990531.c6Rt4jVx.AlgeriaJun131208.jpg) Looking through the gate of the Mosque of Mansourah |
![Interior of the Minaret of Mansourah](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990532.teD9FQcE.AlgeriaJun131209.jpg) Interior of the Minaret of Mansourah |
![Wall fragment, Mosque of Mansourah](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990533.1OyIUMhs.AlgeriaJun131210.jpg) Wall fragment, Mosque of Mansourah |
![Wall fragments, Mosque of Mansourah](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990534.PpcTnXLn.AlgeriaJun131211.jpg) Wall fragments, Mosque of Mansourah |
![Side quarter view, Minaret of Mansourah](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990535.lKzThmuW.AlgeriaJun131212.jpg) Side quarter view, Minaret of Mansourah |
![Arches on the southern face of the Minaret of Mansourah](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990536.l5oDCUfh.AlgeriaJun131213.jpg) Arches on the southern face of the Minaret of Mansourah |
![Detail of the Minaret of Mansourah](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990537.LLtib4mo.AlgeriaJun131214.jpg) Detail of the Minaret of Mansourah |
![Side view, Minaret of Mansourah](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990538.BAdhPJCe.AlgeriaJun131215.jpg) Side view, Minaret of Mansourah |
![Side view, Minaret of Mansourah](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990539.xXIbuEwr.AlgeriaJun131216.jpg) Side view, Minaret of Mansourah |
![Southern face of the Minaret of Mansourah](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990540.etzcYgoI.AlgeriaJun131217.jpg) Southern face of the Minaret of Mansourah |
![Ruins of the Mosque of Mansourah](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990541.hKgO7rek.AlgeriaJun131218.jpg) Ruins of the Mosque of Mansourah |
![Olive trees outside of the mosque, Mansourah](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990542.UuwYhkQg.AlgeriaJun131219.jpg) Olive trees outside of the mosque, Mansourah |
![Wall fragment, Mansourah](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990543.2vmLZqzQ.AlgeriaJun131220.jpg) Wall fragment, Mansourah |
![Reminder of Algeria's troubled modern past, an old military bunker near the Mosque of Mansourah](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990544.piXtYvyT.AlgeriaJun131221.jpg) Reminder of Algeria's troubled modern past, an old military bunker near the Mosque of Mansourah |
![Wild flowers, Mosque of Mansourah](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990545.3PHKfYao.AlgeriaJun131222.jpg) Wild flowers, Mosque of Mansourah |
![Corner of the ruined Mosque of Mansourah](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990546.GBUkD9JH.AlgeriaJun131225.jpg) Corner of the ruined Mosque of Mansourah |
![Mosque of Mansourah](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990547.JjGOIICI.AlgeriaJun131226.jpg) Mosque of Mansourah |
![Late afternoon silhouette of the top of the Minaret of Mansourah](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990548.7hDRYlNA.AlgeriaJun131227.jpg) Late afternoon silhouette of the top of the Minaret of Mansourah |
![Minaret of Mansourah standing out against the afternoon sun](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990549.vIp1MTtc.AlgeriaJun131228.jpg) Minaret of Mansourah standing out against the afternoon sun |
![Minaret of Mansourah, late afternoon silhouette](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990550.jGOMHVV9.AlgeriaJun131229.jpg) Minaret of Mansourah, late afternoon silhouette |
![Tower on the Plateau Lalla Setti through an opening in the wall of the Mosque of Mansourah](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990551.KmvxBUrC.AlgeriaJun131230.jpg) Tower on the Plateau Lalla Setti through an opening in the wall of the Mosque of Mansourah |
![Nearby modern minaret, Mansourah](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990552.8dAGiSpw.AlgeriaJun131231.jpg) Nearby modern minaret, Mansourah |
![Wild flowers, Mansourah](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990553.Qx7sNY3X.AlgeriaJun131233.jpg) Wild flowers, Mansourah |
![Wall fragments, Mosque of Mansourah](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990554.LMrJ1Mvd.AlgeriaJun131235.jpg) Wall fragments, Mosque of Mansourah |
![Mosque of Mansourah](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990555.8aCQXc5P.AlgeriaJun131236.jpg) Mosque of Mansourah |
![Entrance to the Mosque of Mansourah](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990556.7OR5HRBg.AlgeriaJun131239.jpg) Entrance to the Mosque of Mansourah |
![Mosque of Mansourah, 3 km west of central Tlmecen](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990557.hXMTper7.AlgeriaJun131240.jpg) Mosque of Mansourah, 3 km west of central Tlmecen |
![Thistle with the Great Minaret of Mansourah](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990558.PTynCWaN.AlgeriaJun131241.jpg) Thistle with the Great Minaret of Mansourah |
![Minaret of Mansourah with wild flowers](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990559.fTz4hC8i.AlgeriaJun131242.jpg) Minaret of Mansourah with wild flowers |
![Walls of Mansourah, now surrounded by farmer's fields and bisected by the modern road](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990560.okCNZAMj.AlgeriaJun131243.jpg) Walls of Mansourah, now surrounded by farmer's fields and bisected by the modern road |
![Walls of Mansourah](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990561.7zEFJeQt.AlgeriaJun131244.jpg) Walls of Mansourah |
![Minaret of Mansourah seen through a gap in the city walls](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990562.NVBSSS20.AlgeriaJun131245.jpg) Minaret of Mansourah seen through a gap in the city walls |
![City Walls, Mansourah](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990563.aZqeTJ4X.AlgeriaJun131246.jpg) City Walls, Mansourah |
![City Walls, Mansourah](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990564.8WSR1KuT.AlgeriaJun131247.jpg) City Walls, Mansourah |
![City Walls, Mansourah](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990565.bJcHVwD4.AlgeriaJun131248.jpg) City Walls, Mansourah |
![Minaret of Mansourah](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990566.ahtrsXsV.AlgeriaJun131249.jpg) Minaret of Mansourah |
![Minaret of Mansourah](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990567.LvFd7Xtj.AlgeriaJun131250.jpg) Minaret of Mansourah |
![Minaret of Mansourah](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990568.6PabNRJR.AlgeriaJun131251.jpg) Minaret of Mansourah |
![This minaret is said to be a twin of Rabat and Seville](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990569.8ESY3LHn.AlgeriaJun131252.jpg) This minaret is said to be a twin of Rabat and Seville |
![Great Minaret of Mansourah](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990570.KPKIhNqT.AlgeriaJun131253.jpg) Great Minaret of Mansourah |
![City walls split by the modern road leading to the city centre of Tlemcen](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/150990571.RXjyiGlo.AlgeriaJun131255.jpg) City walls split by the modern road leading to the city centre of Tlemcen |