El Kouar
El Kouar or Mers el Koar is a settlement in Tangier-Assilah Prefecture, Morocco.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: settlement in Morocco
- Also known as: “Lakouar”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Volubilis and Capitolium of Volubilis.
Volubilis
Photo: Wanted, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Volubilis is a partly excavated Berber-Roman city in Morocco, situated near the city of Meknes, that may have been the capital of the Kingdom of Mauretania, at least from the time of King Juba II. Volubilis is situated 2½ km west of El Kouar.
Capitolium of Volubilis
Archaeological site
Photo: Prioryman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Capitolium of Volubilis is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ km west of El Kouar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moulay Idriss.
Moulay Idriss
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Moulay Idriss or Moulay Idriss Zerhoun is located north of Meknes and is considered the holiest city of Morocco.
El Kouar
- Category: douar in Morocco
- Location: Meknès Prefecture, Fez-Meknes, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Egyptian Arabic—“El Kouar” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مرس الكوار”
- Dutch: “El Kouar”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مرس الكوار”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “El Kouar”. Photo: Chrizirox, CC BY-SA 3.0.