Archaeological Sites in Morocco
Chellah
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…