Volubilis
| وليلي (Arabic) ⵡⵍⵉⵍⵉ (Berber languages) | |
| File:Volubilis Longshot II.jpg Volubilis ruins | |
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| Location | Meknès Prefecture, Fès-Meknès, Morocco |
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| Region | Mauretania |
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| 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]
- ↑ "Rirha/Gilda". INSAP (in français). 17 June 2020.
- ↑ "Archaeological Site of Volubilis".
