Volubilis

Volubilis is a partly excavated Berber-Roman city in Morocco, situated near the city of , that may have been the capital of the Kingdom of Mauretania, at least from the time of King Juba II.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Capitolium of Volubilis.

Archaeological site
is an archaeological site, which is situated 110 metres southeast of Volubilis.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moulay Idriss and Ain Karma.

or Zerhoun is located north of and is considered the holiest city of .

Village
is a small town and rural commune in of the Fès-Meknès region of . At the time of the 2004 census, the commune had a total population of 9738 people living in 1674 households. is situated 9 km southwest of Volubilis.

Volubilis

Latitude
34.07345° or 34° 4′ 24″ north
Longitude
-5.55524° or 5° 33′ 19″ west
Elevation
381 metres (1,250 feet)
Open location code
8C6P3CFV+9W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 175612028
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
2526544
Wiki­data ID
Q391215
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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Welsh—“Volubilis” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): Οὐολουβιλίς
  • Arabic: قصر فرعون
  • Arabic: وليلة
  • Arabic: وليلي
  • Asturian: Volubilis
  • Azerbaijani: Volyubilis
  • Bashkir: Волюбилис
  • Basque: Volubilis
  • Bulgarian: Волубилис
  • Catalan: Volubilis
  • Catalan: Volúbilis
  • Catalan: Walila
  • Catalan: Walili
  • Chinese: 沃吕比利斯
  • Chinese: 瓦卢比利斯
  • Croatian: Volubilis
  • Czech: Volubilis
  • Danish: Volubilis
  • Dutch: Volubilis
  • Egyptian Arabic: وليلى
  • Esperanto: Volubilis
  • Finnish: Volubilis
  • French: Oualili
  • French: Oulila
  • French: Oulili
  • French: site archéologique de Volubilis
  • French: Site archéologique de Volubilis
  • French: Volubilis
  • Georgian: ვოლიუბილისი
  • German: Volubilis
  • Greek: Βολούμπιλις
  • Hebrew: וולוביליס
  • Hebrew: ווליביליס
  • Hungarian: Volubilis
  • Indonesian: Volubilis
  • Irish: Volubilis
  • Italian: Qsar Fir’awn
  • Italian: Volubilis
  • Japanese: ヴォルビリス
  • Japanese: ヴォルビリスの考古学遺跡
  • Korean: 볼루빌리스
  • Lithuanian: Volubilis
  • Macedonian: Волубилис
  • Maithili: भोलुबिलिस
  • Maltese: Volubilis
  • Moroccan Arabic: وليلي
  • Nepali: भोलुबिलिस
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Volubilis
  • Norwegian: Volubilis
  • Persian: ولیلی
  • Polish: Volubilis
  • Portuguese: Sítio Arqueológico de Volubilis
  • Portuguese: Volubilis
  • Romanian: Volubilis
  • Russian: Волубилис
  • Russian: Волюбилис
  • Serbian: Волубилис
  • Serbo-Croatian: Volubilis
  • Slovenian: Volubilis
  • Spanish: Volubilis
  • Spanish: Volúbilis
  • Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵡⴰⵍⵉⵍⵉ
  • Swedish: Volubilis
  • Tachelhit: Walili
  • Tachelhit: ⵡⴰⵍⵉⵍⵉ
  • Turkish: Volubilis
  • Ukrainian: Волюбіліс
  • Urdu: ولیلی
  • Vietnamese: Volubilis
  • Welsh: Volubilis
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