Inscribed :1997 Criteria: C (ii) (iii) (iv) (vi)

Justification for Inscription:
Report of the 21st Session of the Committee

Brief description:
The Mauritanian capital, founded in the 3rd century B.C., became an important outpost of the Roman Empire and was graced with many fine buildings. Substantial remains of these survive in the archaeological site, located in a fertile agricultural area. It was later to become briefly the capital of Idris I, founder of the Idrissid dynasty, who is buried at nearby Moulay Idriss.