Iulia Valentia Banasa
Iulia Valentia Banasa, corresponding to modern day Sidi Ali Boujnoun, was a Roman-Berber city in northern Morocco. It was one of the three colonias in Mauretania Tingitana founded by emperor Augustus between 33 and 25 BC for veterans of the battle of Actium, on top of a Mauretanian village.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: human settlement
- Also known as: “Iulia Valentia Banasa - الموقع الأثري بناصا”, “Site Archeologique de Banassa”, “أمغيطن”, “امغيطن (الدشرة)”, “ضريح سيدي علي بوجنون”, and “عكرود نبيل”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Souk Tlet El Gharb and Sidi Al Kamel.
Souk Tlet El Gharb
Village
Souk Tlet El Gharb is a small town and rural commune… Souk Tlet El Gharb is situated 5 km west of Iulia Valentia Banasa.
Sidi Al Kamel
Village
Sidi Al Kamel is a small town and rural commune… Sidi Al Kamel is situated 7 km southwest of Iulia Valentia Banasa.
Iulia Valentia Banasa
- Categories: human settlement, ancient city, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Sidi Kacem Province, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
34.60171° or 34° 36′ 6″ north
Longitude
-6.11518° or 6° 6′ 55″ west
Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)
Open location code
8C6MJV2M+MW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Waray—“Iulia Valentia Banasa” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سيدي علي بوجنون”
- Bengali: “ইউলিয়া ভ্যালেন্তিয়া বানাসা”
- Catalan: “Banasa”
- Cebuano: “Banasa”
- Dutch: “Iulia Valentia Banasa”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سيدى على بوجنون”
- French: “Banasa”
- French: “Site Archéologique de Banassa”
- German: “Banasa”
- Italian: “Iulia Valentia Banasa”
- Moroccan Arabic: “باناصا”
- Portuguese: “Banasa”
- Slovenian: “Iulia Valentia Banasa”
- Spanish: “Iulia Valentia Banasa”
- Standard Moroccan Tamazight: “ⴱⴰⵏⴰⵚⴰ”
- Swedish: “Banasa”
- Turkish: “Iulia Valentia Banasa”
- Walloon: “Banasa”
- Waray (Philippines): “Banasa”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: oulad slimane and douar lagdadra.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: 2003 and KHALID.
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