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Palace Abdellia

Tunisia · 15th century

Founded
1500
Heritage status
listed monument of Tunisia
Location
La Marsa
Coordinates
36.88034°, 10.32536°
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Palace Abdellia in Tunisia
Photo: Albine Daruce · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Abdellia Palace (Arabic: قصر العبدلية) is a palace located in La Marsa, a town in the northern suburbs of the capital of Tunisia, Tunis.

It is built in 1500 (905 AH) by Abu Abdallah Muhammad IV al-Mutawakkil when he was in power. In the 17th and 18th century it became a summer residence for the Muradids and Husainids and a fortified shelter from external threats.

Among personalities who inhabited the palace, Mahmud ibn Muhammad (1814–1824), his son Al-Husayn II ibn Mahmud and the British consuls Richard Wood and Thomas Reade can be cited.

Text adapted from “Abdellia Palace” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Palace Abdellia ranks #7,690 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #21 of the 33 mapped in Tunisia. Founded 1500, it is older than 42% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. 11 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Tunis, 16 km away. See how Tunisia compares in the castle statistics.

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