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'''Zerhoun''' (also spelled '''Zarhun''' or '''Zarhon''') is a mountain in [[Morocco]], north of [[Meknes]], on whose hillside is the town "[[Moulay Idris|Moulay Idris Zarhona]]", called after [[Idris I|Moulay Idris I]], the founder of the [[Moorish empire]], who was buried there in 791 [[AD]]. Since the whole town of Moulay Idris is considered a sanctuary, it pays no taxes, and provides no soldiers. Non-Muslims are allegedly forbidden with the village after dark. This is plausible, considering the lack of lodging.
Near the Zerhoun range are the ruins of [[Volubilis]] Kasar Faraon, or Pharaohs Castle, once the [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] capital, and the first home of [[Idris I]]. Volubilis. a [[World Heritage Site]] was settled by Phoenicians or Carthaginians prior to the conclusion of the [[Punic Wars]], when it was annexed by Rome. (Hogan, 2007) After the withdrawal of Rome, Christian Berbers continued to inhabit Volubilis until the seventh century AD.(Bidwell, 2005)
==See also==
*[[Bou Assel]]
*[[Meknès-El Menzeh]]
==References==
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* [http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=14906 C. Michael Hogan (2007) ''Volubilis'', The Megalithic Portal, edited by A. Burnham]
* Margaret Bidwell and Robin Bidwell (2005)''Morocco: The Traveller's Companion'', Tauris Parke Publishing, 326 pages ISBN 184511107
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[[Category:Mountains of Morocco]][[Category:Fes]]