El Gour, Morocco
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الكور (Arabic) | |
File:Tumulus El Gour.jpg | |
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]