الكور (in Arabic) | |
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| Location | El Hajeb Province, Fès-Meknès, Morocco |
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| Coordinates | 33°51′01″N 05°18′32″W / 33.85028°N 5.30889°W |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Founded | 4th century BC |
| Cultures | Berbers, Phoenician, Carthaginian |
| Type | Cultural |
| Designated | 1996 |
| Reference no. | 458 |
| Region | North Africa |
El Gour, or Bazina du Gour, is an ancient archeological site located in the Fès-Meknès region of northern Morocco. Estimates date the site at being constructed some time between the 4th and 2nd centuries BCE.[1][2]
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Location
The village (douar) Souk Jemaa El Gour is located south of the A2 motorway about 30 km east of Meknès in an agricultural hilly landscape at the intersection of the roads P7050 and P7067. The structure called El Gour is located above a river valley, about 500 m northeast of the water tower of the village.
Site description
The site of El Gour is a type of bazina, or burial mound, typically constructed solely for people of the utmost importance.[1]
World Heritage status
This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on July 1, 1995 in the Cultural category.[1]
References
This page was last edited on 5 June 2022, at 00:09