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Volubilis (Latin pronunciation: [wɔˈɫuːbɪlɪs]; Arabic: وليلي, romanized: walīlī; Berber languages: ⵡⵍⵉⵍⵉ, romanized: wlili) is a partly excavated Berber-Roman city in Morocco, situated near the city of Meknes, that may have been the capital of the Kingdom of Mauretania, at least from the time of King Juba II. Before ...
Morocco's first site, Medina of Fez, was inscribed on the list at the 5th Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Paris, France in 1981. [4] The most recent inscription, Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City: a Shared Heritage, was added to the list in 2012. [5] In addition, Morocco maintains a further 13 properties on the tentative ...
The cultural heritage of Morocco (patrimoine national) is protected and promoted in accordance with Law 19-05 (2005) and Law 22-80 (1980), which relate to the nation's Historic Monuments (monuments historiques), Sites (sites), inscriptions, and objects of art and antiquity.
The Capitoline Temple is an ancient monument located in the ancient city of Volubilis in Fès-Meknès, Morocco. It dates from the Roman era, and was situated in the province of Mauretania Tingitana. Stone ruins of the Capitoline Temple at Volubilis
The recorded history of Morocco begins with the Phoenician colonization of the Moroccan coast ... [47] In Fes and in the town of Moulay Idriss (near Volubilis), ...
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Meknes, Morocco ... 217 CE - Caracallas Victory Arch erected (approximate date) in Volubilis. [1]
Volubilis, a major Roman-era settlement in Morocco and one of its early urban centres, is located near the site of the current city of Meknes.The current city and its name, however, originate with a Berber tribe called the Miknasa who settled this region around the 10th century. [8]
Sidi Said, Morocco is a hamlet in Morocco located at 28° 27' 36" North, 10° 34' 12" [2] was one of five castra that, during the Roman period, guarded the city of Volubilis from incursion over the nearby Limes Africanus. Sidi Said was the base for the Cohors IV Gallorum equitata, an auxiliary cavalry unit from Gaul.