Walili

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Walili, better known as Volubilis, is an ancient Roman and early Islamic city in present-day Morocco that served as the first capital of the Idrisid dynasty.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Walila 3
Walili canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman city ⓘ
World Heritage Site ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
early Islamic city ⓘ
abandonedInPeriod 11th century ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Volubilis ⓘ
associatedWith Idris I of Morocco ⓘ
connectedBy Roman road network ⓘ
economyBasedOn agriculture ⓘ
olive oil production ⓘ
flourishedInPeriod 1st century AD ⓘ
2nd century AD ⓘ
foundedBy Carthaginians ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalExcavationsSince 19th century ⓘ
hasHeritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
hasNearbySanctuary Moulay Idriss shrine ⓘ
hasNotableFeature Capitolium temple ⓘ
linked to: Capitoline Temple

aqueduct ⓘ
basilica ⓘ
bath complexes ⓘ
city walls ⓘ
forum ⓘ
gates ⓘ
mosaic-floored houses ⓘ
olive presses ⓘ
triumphal arch of Caracalla ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate 1997 ⓘ
knownFor blend of Roman and early Islamic remains ⓘ
well-preserved Roman mosaics ⓘ
languageOfInscriptions Arabic ⓘ
Greek ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
Punic ⓘ
laterControlledBy Idrisid dynasty ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ
locatedIn northern Morocco ⓘ
locatedInCountry Morocco ⓘ
locatedInRegion Fès-Meknès ⓘ
locatedNearCity Meknes ⓘ
locatedNearTown Moulay Idriss Zerhoun ⓘ
locatedOnContinent Africa ⓘ
partOf Roman province of Mauretania Tingitana ⓘ
servedAs first capital of the Idrisid dynasty ⓘ
touristAttractionIn Morocco ⓘ
UNESCOCriteria (ii) ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Idrisid dynasty → capital → Walili ⓘ
Idris II → birthPlace → Walila ⓘ
linked to: Walili
Idris I → placeOfDeath → Walila ⓘ
linked to: Walili
Idris I → residence → Walila ⓘ
linked to: Walili