Zerhoun

Adrar Zerhon
جبل زرهون
Adrar Zerhon; جبل زرهون
	View of Jbel Zerhoun
Highest point
Elevation	1,025 m (3,363 ft)
Coordinates	34°2′1.8″N 05°31′12.54″W / 34.033833°N 5.5201500°WCoordinates: 34°2′1.8″N 05°31′12.54″W / 34.033833°N 5.5201500°W
Geography
	Jbel Zerhoun Morocco
Parent range	Rif
Climbing
First ascent	Unknown
Easiest route	From Meknes

Zerhoun (Arabic: جبل زرهون also spelled Zarhun or Zarhon) is a mountain in Morocco, north of Meknes. On the hill is the Moulay Idris Zerhoun town, named after Moulay Idris I, the founder of the Idrisid dynasty who was buried there in 791 AD.^[1]

Geography[]

Near the Zerhoun range are the ruins of Volubilis, once the Roman provincial capital, and the first home of Idris I.^[1] It was settled by Phoenicians or Carthaginians prior to the conclusion of the Punic Wars, when it was annexed by Rome.^[2] After the withdrawal of Rome, Christian Berbers continued to inhabit Volubilis until the seventh century AD (Bidwell, 2005). Volubilis has been designated as a World Heritage Site. Also nearby is the town of Moulay Idriss Zerhoun, site of the mausoleum of Idris I.

References[]

^ ^a ^b One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Zarhón". Encyclopædia Britannica. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 959–956.
^ C. Michael Hogan (2007) Volubilis, The Megalithic Portal, edited by A. Burnham

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[EB1911-1] One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Zarhón". Encyclopædia Britannica. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 959–956.

[2] C. Michael Hogan (2007) Volubilis, The Megalithic Portal, edited by A. Burnham

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v t Mountains of Morocco
High Atlas	Toubkal (4167 m) Ouanoukrim (4089 m) Ighil M'Goun (4071 m) Afella (4043 m) (4030 m) (4001 m) (3995 m) (3910 m) (3892 m) (3882 m) (3763 m) (3753 m) Ayachi (3747 m) (3664 m) (3280 m) (3200 m) Jebel Yagour (2700 m) Tassemit (2205 m)
Middle Atlas	Bou Naceur (3340 m) (3277 m) Bou Iblan (3081 m) (2250 m)
Anti-Atlas	Aklim (2531 m) Jbel Kissane (1485 m) Sirwa (3304 m) (2712 m) (2592 m) (2530 m) Mount Amchad (1238 m) Mount Zagora (1030 m)
Saharan Atlas	(1888 m)
Rif	Colline du Charf (93 m) Tidirhine (2456 m) Kelti (1912 m) (1535 m) (900 m) Jbel Musa (851 m) Jebel Zem-Zem (435 m) Zerhoun (1025 m)
Other peaks & ranges	Jbel Lakhdar (893 m) Jbel Saghro
Geography of Morocco Atlas Mountains Dadès Gorges Kem Kem Oukaimeden Tizguit Valley Tizi-n-Test Tizi n'Tichka Todgha Gorge

Zerhoun

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