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Mechouar
for the municipality of Casablanca see Mechouar, Casablanca
Mechouar or mashwar ( - ) is a place mainly existing in Maghreb. It is served as a place for pledging of allegiance to the Sultan in a ceremony called Bayaa. The custom consists of kissing hands of the monarch.
The Mechouar may exist inside a palace as a large patio or outside of it as a Plaza square. Generally, all the area surrounding the royal palace is referred to as a "mechouar".
There are many palaces in Spain, mainly in Andalusia which have their Mexuars used at the era of Al-Andalus.