Volubilis
Appearance
وليلي (Arabic) ⵡⵍⵉⵍⵉ (Berber languages) | |
Location | Meknès Prefecture, Fès-Meknès, Morocco |
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Region | Mauretania |
Coordinates | 34°04′16″N 05°33′13″W / 34.07111°N 5.55361°W |
Type | Settlement |
History | |
Founded | 3rd century BC |
Abandoned | 11th century AD |
Cultures | Phoenician, Carthaginian, Roman, Idrisids |
Official name | Archaeological Site of Volubilis |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | ii, iii, iv, vi |
Designated | 1997 (21st session) |
Reference no. | 836 |
State Party | Morocco |
Region | North African States |
Volubilis (Latin pronunciation: [wɔˈɫuːbɪlɪs]; Arabic: وليلي, romanized: walīlī; Berber languages: ⵡⵍⵉⵍⵉ, romanized: wlili) is a partly excavated Berber-Roman city in Morocco near the city of Meknes. It may have been the capital of the kingdom of Mauretania.[1][2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Rirha/Gilda". INSAP (in French). 17 June 2020.
- ↑ "Archaeological Site of Volubilis".