Morocco · 19th century
Dar Batḥa (Arabic: دار البطحاء, pronounced Bat-ḥaa), or Qasr al-Batḥa (Arabic: قصر البطحاء), is a former royal palace and present-day museum in Fez, Morocco. The palace was commissioned by the Alawi sultan Hassan I in the late 19th century and finished under his successor Abdelaziz. It was converted into a museum of historical arts and crafts in 1915 with a collection that now comprises over 6,500 objects. Since a renovation completed in 2025, it is officially known as the Al Batha Museum of Islamic Arts.
The palace is located near Bab Bou Jeloud at the western edge of Fes el-Bali, the old medina quarter of the city, and close to Fes el-Jdid, the new medina quarter. It is adjacent to the Dar el-Beida palace located to its southeast, which was originally part of the same complex.
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Dar Batha ranks #2,842 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #11 of the 42 mapped in Morocco. Founded 1886 — one of 717 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,001 times in the last 60 days, more than 50% of the atlas. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Morocco compares in the castle statistics.
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