National Route 13 (Morocco) Explained

Country:MAR
Type:N
Route:13
Direction A:North
Terminus A:Fnideq
Direction B:South
Terminus B:Taouz

The N13 road is a national highway (Route nationale)[1] in Morocco linking Taouz near Merzouga close to the Algerian border [2] with Azrou, Meknes and other northern locations.[3] North of Meknes there are views of the Zerhoun Mountains and along the N13 is the ancient Roman and Carthaginian settlement of Volubilis, the westernmost provincial capital of the Roman Empire. This Roman city overlies one of the earliest archaeologically recorded Neolithic settlements in Morocco.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/GPP/Sites/Morocco.pdf Road travel report: Morocco
  2. Chris Scott, Morocco Overland, 2017
  3. Mark Ellingham et al., The Rough Guide to Morocco, New York, 2007
  4. http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=14906 C.Michael Hogan, Volubilis, Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham (2007)