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An '''''alcázar''''' is a [[Spain|Spanish]] [[castle]], from the [[Arabic language|Arabic]] word القصر ''al [[ksar|qasr]]'' meaning ''[[palace]]'' or ''[[fortress]]''. Many cities in Spain have an alcázar. An '''''alcázar''''' is a [[Spain|Spanish]] [[castle]], from the [[Arabic language|Arabic]] word القصر ''al [[ksar|qasr]]'' meaning ''[[palace]]'' or ''[[fortress]]''. Many cities in Spain have an alcázar.
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 +==Architecture==
 +* [[Alcázar]], a type of palace or fortress in [[Spain]], and sometimes in Portugal and Latin America:
 +**[[Alcázar of Segovia]], in Castile and León, Spain
 +**[[Alcázar of Toledo]], in Castile-La Mancha, Spain
 +**[[Alcázar of Jerez de la Frontera]], in Andalusia, Spain
 +**[[Alcázar of Salamanca]], in Castile and León, Spain
 +**[[Alcázar of Guadalajara]], in Castile-La Mancha, Spain
 +**[[Alcázar of Madrid]], Spain
 +**[[Alcázar of Seville]], in Andalusia, Spain
 +**[[Alcázar Genil]] (or Alcázar of Granada), in Andalusia, Spain
 +**[[Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos]] (or Alcázar of Córdoba), in Andalusia, Spain
 +**[[Alcázar of Úbeda]], Jaén, in Andalusia, Spain
 +**[[Alcázar de Don Diego Colón]], former residence of [[Christopher Columbus]]'s son [[Diego Columbus|Diego]] in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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 +==Places==
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 +===Portugal===
 +* [[Alcácer do Sal]], a city in Setúbal, Portugal
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 +===Spain===
 +* [[Alcázar de San Juan]], a town in Castile-La Mancha
 +* [[Alcàsser]] (Spanish: ''Alcácer''), a town in Valencia
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 +==Landmarks==
 +Landmarks not related to Spain
 +* [[Alcazar Hotel (disambiguation)]], historic hotels in Canada and the United States
 +* [[Alcazar (Paris)]] (or Alcazar d'Hiver), a Café-concert located in the Rue du Faubourg Poissonière, Paris
 +* [[Alcazar d'Été]], a Café-concert located in the Champs-Élysées, Paris
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 +==People==
 +* ''[[Roberto Alcázar y Pedrín]]'', a Spanish comic strip from the Franco era
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 +==Fictional characters==
 +* [[General Alcazar]], <!-- note lack of accent mark: ''Tintin'' is in Belgian French --> the name of a character featured in many of the ''Tintin'' comic books
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 +==Bands==
 +* [[Alcazar (band)]], a Swedish europop/dance music group
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 +==Video games==
 +* ''[[Alcazar: The Forgotten Fortress]],'' a 1985 video game by [[Tom Loughry]] released for the [[ColecoVision]] console and home computers
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 +==Wars==
 +* [[Siege of the Alcázar]] of Toledo, in the [[Spanish Civil War]]
 +**''[[El Alcázar]]'', name derived from the above - a newspaper that expressed the views of the ''búnker'', the extreme right that opposed any democratization, during the Spanish transition to democracy
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 +==Cognate names==
 +*[[Alcocer]] (derives from a diminutive of ''alcázar''), a municipality in Castile-La Mancha, Spain
 +*[[Alcocer de Planes]] (Valencian: ''Alcosser de Planes''), a municipality in Valencia, Spain
 +*[[Alcossebre]], a town located in the municipality of [[Alcalà de Xivert]], in Valencia, Spain
 +*[[Alcazarquivir]] is the Spanish name of Ksar el-Kebir, location of the battle of Al Kasr al Kebir
 +*[[Alcácer-Quibir]] is the Portuguese name of Kasr el-Kebir, location of the battle of Al Kasr al Kebir
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 +==See also==
 +*[[Alcazaba]] (in Spanish), Portuguese: ''Alcaçova'', Catalan: ''Alcassaba'', from Arabic [[Kasbah|''al-qaṣbah'']] (القصبة), meaning "the walled-fortification (or citadel)"
 +*[[Alcalá (disambiguation)|Alcalá]] (also ''Alcala'' or ''Alcalà''), from Arabic ''al qal'a'' (القلعة) meaning "the citadel (or fortification)"
 +*[[Alcántara (disambiguation)|Alcantara]] (''Alcántara'', ''Alcântara'', ''Alcàntara'', ''Alcàntera'', ''El-Qantarah'', ''El Kantara''), from Arabic ''al qantara'' (القنطرة), meaning "the bridge"
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An alcázar is a Spanish castle, from the Arabic word القصر al qasr meaning palace or fortress. Many cities in Spain have an alcázar.


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Architecture

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Places

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Portugal

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Spain

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Landmarks

Landmarks not related to Spain

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People

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Fictional characters

  • General Alcazar, the name of a character featured in many of the Tintin comic books
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Bands

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Video games

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Wars

  • Siege of the Alcázar of Toledo, in the Spanish Civil War
    • El Alcázar, name derived from the above - a newspaper that expressed the views of the búnker, the extreme right that opposed any democratization, during the Spanish transition to democracy
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Cognate names

  • Alcocer (derives from a diminutive of alcázar), a municipality in Castile-La Mancha, Spain
  • Alcocer de Planes (Valencian: Alcosser de Planes), a municipality in Valencia, Spain
  • Alcossebre, a town located in the municipality of Alcalà de Xivert, in Valencia, Spain
  • Alcazarquivir is the Spanish name of Ksar el-Kebir, location of the battle of Al Kasr al Kebir
  • Alcácer-Quibir is the Portuguese name of Kasr el-Kebir, location of the battle of Al Kasr al Kebir
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See also

  • Alcazaba (in Spanish), Portuguese: Alcaçova, Catalan: Alcassaba, from Arabic al-qaṣbah (القصبة), meaning "the walled-fortification (or citadel)"
  • Alcalá (also Alcala or Alcalà), from Arabic al qal'a (القلعة) meaning "the citadel (or fortification)"
  • Alcantara (Alcántara, Alcântara, Alcàntara, Alcàntera, El-Qantarah, El Kantara), from Arabic al qantara (القنطرة), meaning "the bridge"



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