El Gour, Morocco

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El Gour
الكور (Arabic)
File:Tumulus El Gour.jpg
El Gour, Morocco is located in Morocco
El Gour, Morocco
Shown within Morocco
Region Meknès-Tafilalet
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Type Settlement
History
Founded 4rd century BC
Cultures Berbers, Phoenician, Carthaginian
Type Cultural
Designated 1996
Reference no. 458
Morocco
Region Arab States

El Gour, or Bazina du Gour, is an ancient archeological site located in the Meknès-Tafilalet region, in the north of Morocco. Estimates date the site at being constructed some time between the 4th and 2nd centuries BCE.[1][2]

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

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