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<< Text Pages >> Akra - Ancient Village or Settlement in Morocco

Submitted by AlexHunger on Friday, 18 April 2008  Page Views: 5456

Multi-periodSite Name: Akra Alternative Name: Hakra, Cape Beddouza
Country: Morocco Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Casablanca  Nearest Village: Al Jedida
Latitude: 33.257721N  Longitude: 8.505501W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
1
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Ancient Village or Settlement in Marocco

Founded as a Carthaginian Emporium in the 5th Century BCE. Mentioned in the Periples of Hanno the Navigator.

Apparantly a Carthaginian necropolis has been excavated here.
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Ma'ale-Akrabbim
Ma'ale-Akrabbim submitted by motist : Ma'ale-Akrabbim the Roman fortress at the bottom of Ma'ale 'Akrabim,part of the Limas Palestina (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ma'ale-Akrabbim
Ma'ale-Akrabbim submitted by motist (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ma'ale-Akrabbim
Ma'ale-Akrabbim submitted by motist (Vote or comment on this photo)

Akrai
Akrai submitted by Armand : Bouleuterion (Vote or comment on this photo)

Akrai
Akrai submitted by Armand : Theatre (Vote or comment on this photo)

Akrai
Akrai submitted by Armand : Theatre and bouleuterion

Ma'ale-Akrabbim
Ma'ale-Akrabbim submitted by motist : Ma'ale-Akrabbim the Roman fortress at the bottom of Ma'ale 'Akrabim,part of the Limas Palestina

Ma'ale-Akrabbim
Ma'ale-Akrabbim submitted by motist

Ma'ale-Akrabbim
Ma'ale-Akrabbim submitted by motist

Ma'ale-Akrabbim
Ma'ale-Akrabbim submitted by motist

Ma'ale-Akrabbim
Ma'ale-Akrabbim submitted by motist

Ma'ale-Akrabbim
Ma'ale-Akrabbim submitted by motist

wadi 'Akrav Petroglyphs
wadi 'Akrav Petroglyphs submitted by motist  : wadi 'Akrav Petroglyphs

Akrai
Akrai submitted by Armand : Necropilis

wadi 'Akrav Petroglyphs
wadi 'Akrav Petroglyphs submitted by motist  : wadi 'Akrav Petroglyphs

Archaeological Survey and Ethnoarchaeological Studies in Sefidkouh of Makran
Archaeological Survey and Ethnoarchaeological Studies in Sefidkouh of Makran submitted by Andy B : Photo credit: Hossein Vahedi

Archaeological Survey and Ethnoarchaeological Studies in Sefidkouh of Makran
Archaeological Survey and Ethnoarchaeological Studies in Sefidkouh of Makran submitted by Andy B : Dwellings of the current nomad inhabitents of the area. Photo credit: Hossein Vahedi

Archaeological Survey and Ethnoarchaeological Studies in Sefidkouh of Makran
Archaeological Survey and Ethnoarchaeological Studies in Sefidkouh of Makran submitted by Andy B : Photo credit: Hossein Vahedi

Archaeological Survey and Ethnoarchaeological Studies in Sefidkouh of Makran
Archaeological Survey and Ethnoarchaeological Studies in Sefidkouh of Makran submitted by Andy B

Archaeological Survey and Ethnoarchaeological Studies in Sefidkouh of Makran
Archaeological Survey and Ethnoarchaeological Studies in Sefidkouh of Makran submitted by Andy B : Prehistoric circular structure found in the area Photo credit: Hossein Vahedi

Archaeological Survey and Ethnoarchaeological Studies in Sefidkouh of Makran
Archaeological Survey and Ethnoarchaeological Studies in Sefidkouh of Makran submitted by Andy B : Circular prehistoric structures found in the area Photo credit: Hossein Vahedi

Akrai
Akrai submitted by Armand : Tomb

Akrai
Akrai submitted by Armand

Akrai
Akrai submitted by Armand : Near necropolis

Ma'ale-Akrabbim
Ma'ale-Akrabbim submitted by motist : Ma'ale-Akrabbim

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