El Gour, Morocco
الكور (in Arabic) | |
Location | El Hajeb Province, Fès-Meknès, Morocco |
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Coordinates | 33°51′01″N 05°18′32″W / 33.85028°N 5.30889°W |
Type | Settlement |
History | |
Founded | 4th century BC |
Cultures | Berbers, Phoenician, Carthaginian |
Type | Cultural |
Designated | 1996 |
Reference no. | 458 |
Region | North Africa |
El Gour, or Bazina du Gour, is an ancient archeological site located in the
Location
The village (douar) Souk Jemaa El Gour is located south of the
Meknès in an agricultural hilly landscape at the intersection of the roads P7050 and P7067. The structure called El Gour is located above a river valley, about 500 m northeast of the water tower
of the village.
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
World Heritage Tentative List on July 1, 1995 in the Cultural category.[1]