Amphitheater of Lixus
The Amphitheatre of Lixus was a Roman amphitheater located in Lixus, a city north of the modern seaport of Larache in Morocco. The amphitheater, much like Lixus itself, is largely in ruins.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Carole Raddato, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: building in Morocco
- Also known as: “Lixus amphitheatre” and “Roman amphitheater”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Larache and Khemis Sahel.
Larache
Photo: Dans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Larache is a city in northwestern Morocco. It is on the Moroccan coast, where the Loukkos River meets the Atlantic Ocean. Larache is one of the most important cities of the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region.
Khemis Sahel
Village
Khemis Sahel is a town in Larache Province, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco. According to the 2004 census it has a population of 4,826. Khemis Sahel is situated 7 km northeast of Amphitheater of Lixus.
Amphitheater of Lixus
- Categories: Roman amphitheater, ancient Roman structure, building, and historic site
- Location: Larache Province, Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
35.19994° or 35° 11′ 60″ northLongitude
-6.10866° or 6° 6′ 31″ westOpen location code
8C7M5VXR+XGOpenStreetMap ID
way 1007495274OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q18640103
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Amphitheater of Lixus” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مدرج ليكسوس”
- Catalan: “Amfiteatre de Lixus”
- Chinese: “利克斯圓形竞技场”
- French: “amphithéâtre de Lixus”
- French: “Amphithéâtre de Lixus”
- Moroccan Arabic: “لمسرح الروماني د ليكسوس”
- Spanish: “Anfiteatro de Lixus”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lixus and fish-salting factory.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Amphitheater of Lixus”. Photo: Carole Raddato, CC BY-SA 2.0.