Zerhoun

Adrar Zerhon
جبل زرهون
View of Jbel Zerhoun
Highest point
Elevation1,025 m (3,363 ft)
Coordinates34°2′1.8″N 05°31′12.54″W / 34.033833°N 5.5201500°W / 34.033833; -5.5201500
Geography
Jbel Zerhoun is located in Morocco
Jbel Zerhoun
Jbel Zerhoun
Parent rangeRif
Climbing
First ascentUnknown
Easiest routeFrom Meknes

Zerhoun (Arabic: جبل زرهون also spelled Zarhun or Zarhon) is a mountain in Morocco, north of Meknes. On the hill is the Moulay Idris Zerhoun town, named after Moulay Idris I, the founder of the Idrisid dynasty who was buried there in 791 AD.[1]

  1. ^  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Zarhón". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 959–960.