الكور(in Arabic) | |
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  Shown within Morocco | |
| Location | El Hajeb Province,Fès-Meknès,Morocco |
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| Coordinates | 33°51′01″N05°18′32″W / 33.85028°N 5.30889°W /33.85028; -5.30889 |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Founded | 4th century BC |
| Cultures | Berbers,Phoenician,Carthaginian |
El Gour, orBazina du Gour, is an ancient archeological site located in theFès-Meknès region of northernMorocco. Estimates date the site at being constructed some time between the 4th and 2nd centuriesBCE.[1][2]
The village (douar)Souk Jemaa El Gour is located south of theA2motorway about 30 km east ofMeknès in an agricultural hilly landscape at the intersection of the roads P7050 and P7067. The structure called El Gour is located above a river valley, about 500 m northeast of thewater tower of the village.
The site of El Gour is a type of bazina, orburial mound, typically constructed solely for people of the utmost importance.[1]
This site was added to theUNESCOWorld Heritage Tentative List on July 1, 1995 in the Cultural category.[1]