Archaeological Sites in Morocco

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Chellah

Necropolis/tombs complex · 1500 - 500 BC

The Chellah (or Shalla) is a medieval fortified necropolis and ancient archaeological site in Rabat, Morocco, on the south bank of the Bou Regreg estuary[1]. Phoenicians established a trading…

Conservation du site Archeologique de Volubilis

City/town/settlement · 500 BC - 1 AD

Volubilis is a partly excavated Berber-Roman city in Morocco near Meknes, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Settled since the 3rd century BC, it flourished under Mauretanian King…

Cromlech de Mzoura

Megalithic stones · 500 BC - 1 AD

Msoura is a megalithic stone circle in northern Morocco, dated to the 4th–3rd century BC[1]. Located near Chouahed village, 15 km southeast of Asilah, the site comprises 167 monoliths surrounding a…

House of the Knight

City/town/settlement · 500 BC - 1 AD

Volubilis, a Berber-Roman city near Meknes, Morocco, may have been the capital of the Kingdom of Mauretania from the reign of King Juba II [1]. The settlement flourished from the 3rd century BC…

Iulia Constantia Zilil

City/town/settlement · 3000 - 1500 BC

Iulia Constantia Zilil (later Arzeila) was a Roman-Berber colonia in present-day Dchar Jdid, Morocco, founded by Emperor Augustus between 33 and 25 BC for veterans of the battle of Actium. Located 40…

Iulia Valentia Banasa

City/town/settlement · 500 BC - 1 AD

Iulia Valentia Banasa was a Roman-Berber city in northern Morocco (modern Sidi Ali Boujnoun), founded by Emperor Augustus between 33 and 25 BC as one of three colonias in Mauretania Tingitana for…

Sidi Said

City/town/settlement · 1 - 500 AD

Sidi Said is a hamlet in Morocco that served as a Roman military fort (castrum)[1]. It was one of five forts that protected the city of Volubilis from incursions over the Limes Africanus frontier[1].…

The Ancient City of Lixus

City/town/settlement · 1500 - 500 BC

Lixus is an ancient city founded by Phoenicians in the 8th-7th century BC, located northeast of Larache, Morocco on the Loukkos River, about 70 km south of Tangier. The site was continuously occupied…