Zerhoun
| Adrar Zerhon جبل زرهون | |
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| File:Moulay Driss Zerhoun view.jpg View of Jbel Zerhoun | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,025 m (3,363 ft) |
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| Geography | |
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| Parent range | Rif |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Unknown |
| Easiest route | From Meknes |
Zerhoun (Arabic: جبل زرهون also spelled Zarhun or Zarhon) is a mountain in Morocco, north of Meknes. On the hill is the Moulay Idris Zerhoun town, named after Moulay Idris I, the founder of the Idrisid dynasty who was buried there in 791 AD.[1]
Geography
[edit | edit source]Near the Zerhoun range are the ruins of Volubilis, once the Roman provincial capital, and the first home of Idris I.[1] It was settled by Phoenicians or Carthaginians prior to the conclusion of the Punic Wars, when it was annexed by Rome.[2] After the withdrawal of Rome, Christian Berbers continued to inhabit Volubilis until the seventh century AD (Bidwell, 2005). Volubilis has been designated as a World Heritage Site. Also nearby is the town of Moulay Idriss Zerhoun, site of the mausoleum of Idris I.
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ C. Michael Hogan (2007) Volubilis, The Megalithic Portal, edited by A. Burnham
External links
[edit | edit source]- Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
