Zerhoun

Zerhoun

Zerhoun (also spelled Zarhun or Zarhon) is a mountain in Morocco, north of Meknes, on whose hillside is the town "Moulay Idris Zarhona", called after Moulay Idris I, the founder of the Moorish empire, who was buried there in 791 AD. Since the whole town of Moulay Idris is considered a sanctuary, it pays no taxes, and provides no soldiers. Non-Muslims are allegedly forbidden with the village after dark. This is plausible, considering the lack of lodging.

Near the Zerhoun range are the ruins of Volubilis Kasar Faraon, or Pharaohs Castle, once the Roman capital, and the first home of Idris I. Volubilis. a World Heritage Site was settled by Phoenicians or Carthaginians prior to the conclusion of the Punic Wars, when it was annexed by Rome. (Hogan, 2007) After the withdrawal of Rome, Christian Berbers continued to inhabit Volubilis until the seventh century AD.(Bidwell, 2005)

ee also

*Bou Assel
*Meknès-El Menzeh

References

*1911
* [http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=14906 C. Michael Hogan (2007) "Volubilis", The Megalithic Portal, edited by A. Burnham]
* Margaret Bidwell and Robin Bidwell (2005)"Morocco: The Traveller's Companion", Tauris Parke Publishing, 326 pages ISBN 184511107


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