Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Archaeological Site of Volubilis' has mentioned 'Town' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| Much of the local population was transferred to the new town of Moulay Idriss Zerhoun, about 5xc2xa0km (3.1xc2xa0mi) from Volubilis. | WIKI |
| Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed for being "an exceptionally well preserved example of a large Roman colonial town on the fringes of the Empire". | WIKI |
| At its peak in the late 2nd century, Volubilis had around 20,000 inhabitantsxc2xa0xe2x80x93 a very substantial population for a Roman provincial town[12]xc2xa0xe2x80x93 and the surrounding region was also well inhabited, to judge from over 50 villas discovered in the area. | WIKI |
| Much of the city centre had been abandoned and was turned into a cemetery, while the centre of habitation had moved to the southwest of the city, where a new wall was built to contain the abridged Roman town. | WIKI |
| The American writer Edith Wharton visited in 1920 and highlighted what she saw as the contrast between "two dominations look[ing] at each other across the valley", the ruins of Volubilis and "the conical white town of Moulay Idriss, the Sacred City of Morocco". | WIKI |
| In contrast, she saw the still very much alive town of Moulay Idriss as "more dead and sucked back into an unintelligible past than any broken architrave of Greece or Rome. | WIKI |
| From 2000 excavations carried out by University College London and the Moroccan Institut National des Sciences de l'Archxc3xa9ologie et du Patrimoine under the direction of Elizabeth Fentress, Gaetano Palumbo and Hassan Limane revealed what should probably be interpreted as the headquarters of Idris I just below the walls of the Roman town to the west of the ancient city centre. | WIKI |
| Excavations within the walls also revealed a section of the early medieval town. | WIKI |
| It was unanimously agreed that Volubilis was a good candidate for the list and in 1997 ICOMOS recommended that it be inscribed as "an exceptionally well preserved example of a large Roman colonial town on the fringes of the Empire",[41] which UNESCO accepted. | WIKI |
| Criterion (ii): The archaeological site of Volubilis is an outstanding example of a town bearing witness to an exchange of influences since High Antiquity until Islamic times. | UNESCO |
| These interchanges took place in a town environment corresponding to the boundary of the site, and in a rural area extending between the prerif ridges from Zerhoun and the Gharb Plain. | UNESCO |
| They are evident in the urban evolution of the town, the construction styles and architectural decorations and landscape creation. | UNESCO |
| The town of Moulay Idriss Zerhoun adjacent to the site houses the tomb of this founder and is the subject of an annual pilgrimage. | UNESCO |
| The boundaries of the property include all the preserved elements that belonged to the fortified town and its outer buildings. | UNESCO |
| The abandonment of the town for many centuries ensured that its ruins remained in an excellent state of conservation. | UNESCO |
| Volubilis is remarkable for its urban conception (hypodamian plan and terraced plan), its execution according to well-defined architectural and defensive standards, its construction materials representing various geological aspects, its components reflecting a wealth of town facilities; all these features are still visible today. | UNESCO |