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The old palace of the city maniaa

The old palace of the city maniaa is a landmark and a large architectural and founded probably between the 9th century AD and 10 who are party to the tribes Zenata as it is located on the highest peak of the region level, due to security motives on the one hand be away on the flow of the course of the valley, which swept the region in the period of precipitation on the other hand to make it easier to be protected from attacks and campaigns that were exposed constantly by Ghazat aspirants in the region Alastolae

Includes palace on the watchtowers and the High images was used to repel the enemy and defend the palace, where the steel impregnable right against all invasions

main gate

Notably on the nature of which was built by the emergence of the character of the palace Islamic architecture is noticeable through the arches, which are spread in the room, and clearly demonstrates it in the mosque, which left the eastern side of the palace, where Includes a number of brackets that are salient feature of Islamic architecture

The western facade of the Palace

Knew the palace several additions from period to period building has been the area known gangbusters in that period due to its location in the caravan route at the time, especially when the arrival of the Arab element to it as well as the link between the north and south of the desert areas and direct contribution to the commercial, cultural and political for the Southern District exchange and thus combine culture Berber and Arab-Islamic Africa. Where the rule of the region several kings was the common denominator among them savvy and intelligence, especially in the difficult conditions that were afflicting the region from time to time among the rulers who ruled the palace of Queen "girl lettuce" which was shrewd in judgment as a farewell reputation among the tribes Anna even arrived and management arbitrator Brha of one of the kings Berber tribes who wanted to marry her but she refused and what was barbaric to the king of the huge military forces had surrounded the palace and to prevent the arrival of supplies to the public two and a half, and after all that time and near the entry into force of the amount of grain stocks Queen "girl lettuce" plan, including not notified to mind so she gave the remaining quantity of the whole cattle and ordered her to leave it to graze outside puzzled everyone for her this and when the cattle graze abroad was that the barbarian king noted cattle feces containing the amounts of grain hitting a big frustration asked one of his aides on why frustration said to him, Do not you see cattle feces that Our friends have a huge inventory, otherwise they would not give all the livestock that amount of grain in order to be in the cattle feces and what was the king, however, pulled back and been manhandled defeat