Bou Assel

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Bou Assel is a settlement in northwestern Morocco situated north of the city of Meknes. Bou Assel is situated slightly south of the ancient city of Volubilis, initially settled by the Phoenicians and Romans over 2000 years ago.[http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=14906 C. Michael Hogan, Volubilis, The Megalithic Portal, ed. Andy Burnham (2007)] The settlement is close to the river of the same name, Oued Bou Assel.Bulletin archéologique du Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques (1973)