Type Settlement Type Cultural | Founded 4rd century BC Designated 1996 | |
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Location El Hajeb Province, Fès-Meknès, Morocco Cultures Berbers, Phoenician, Carthaginian | ||
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.
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Site description
The site of El Gour is a type of Bazina, or burial mound, typically constructed solely for people of the utmost importance.
World Heritage status
This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on July 1, 1995 in the Cultural category.
References
El Gour, Morocco Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA