Volubilis

Local nameVolubilis وليلي
LocationVolubilis, Morocco

Volubilis is a partly-excavated Berber-Roman city in Morocco situated near the city of Meknes that may have been the capital of the Kingdom of Mauretania, at least from the time of King Juba II. Before Volubilis, the capital of the kingdom may have been at Gilda.Built in a fertile agricultural area, it developed from the 3rd century BC onward as a Berber, then proto-Carthaginian, settlement before being the capital of the kingdom of Mauretania. It grew rapidly under Roman rule from the 1st century AD onward and expanded to cover about 42 hectares with a 2.6 km circuit of walls. The city gained a number of major public buildings in the 2nd century, including a basilica, temple and triumphal arch. Its prosperity, which was derived principally from olive growing, prompted the construction of many fine town-houses with large mosaic floors.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volubilis

Official Website http://www.sitedevolubilis.org/

Address 50382, Morocco

Coordinates 34°4'23.791" N -5°33'17.682" E

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From Rabat: Volubilis and Meknes Full-day Tour

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Day Trip from Fes to : Meknes, Volubilis and Moulay Idriss

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