Alcazar (disambiguation)

Alcazar (disambiguation)

Alcázar is a Spanish word meaning "castle", "palace" or "fortress", from Arabic القصر "al qasr".

Alcázar or Alcácer (from Portuguese) may refer to:

* Alcácer do Sal, a city in Setúbal, Portugal.
* Alcázar, one of the palaces and fortresses in Spain called with this word.
* Alcázar de San Juan, a town in La Mancha, Spain.
* Alcazar (band), a swedish pop group.
* Alcazar Hotel, historic hotels in Canada and the United States
* "El Alcázar", a newspaper that expressed the views of the "búnker", the extreme right that opposed any democratization, during the Spanish transition to democracy.
* General Alcazar, the name of a character featured in many of the "Tintin" comic books.
* "Roberto Alcázar y Pedrín", a Spanish comic strip from the Franco era.
* Alcazar (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.

Cognate names:

*Alcàsser is the Valencian name of a Spanish city (province of Valencia).
*Alcocer derives from a diminutive of alcázar.
*Alcazarquivir is the Spanish name of Al Kasr al Kebir, location of the battle of Al Kasr al Kebir.
*Alcácer-Quibir is the Portuguese name of Al Kasr al Kebir, location of the battle of Al Kasr al Kebir.


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