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Oualili (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 34 04 24 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 34.0730 decimal degrees |
| Long: 005 33 18 W degrees minutes |
Long: -5.5550 decimal degrees |
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Note: Ancient city of Mauritania, located ca. 20 km North of Mekès. It was an important center of Hellenistic culture from the 1st century BCE-1st century CE. From ca. 45 CE it was a Roman municipium. After 788, Volubilis was the capital of the Arab Idrisid dynasty. Extensive Roman ruins remain. |
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| Oualili (preferred,C,V)
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| Volubilis (C,V)
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| Ksar Pharaoun (C,V)
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| Qsar Pharaoun (C,V)
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| Qasr Pharaoun (C,V)
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| Oulili (C,V)
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| Walila (C,V)
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| Walili (C,V)
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Fès-Meknès (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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Oualili (deserted settlement) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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settled since prehistoric times; declined after Idriss moved capital of Moroccan dynasty to Fez in late 8th cen. |
| archaeological site (C) |
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| World Heritage Site (C) |
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from 1997 |
| municipium (H) |
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| inhabited place (H) |
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| capital (H) |
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of the Idrisid dynasty after 788 |
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