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Ancient Cotta

Mauretania Tingitana · built 40

Cotta or Cotte was an ancient town built by Romans in the 1st century AD, in the province of Mauretania Tingitana, intended to function primarily as a garum factory. The town was likely abandoned in the 3rd century AD. Its ancient ruins are now located on the Atlantic coast of modern-day Morocco a few kilometers south of Cap Spartel, and include the garum factory, an olive press, a temple, a villa and a bath complex.

Archaeological site data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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