Cephisis

natural · 550 BC – 2099 AD · location approximate

An ancient body of water, mentioned by Scylax and Pliny the Elder (who terms it a "lacus"), bordering the Atlantic coast in what is now northwest Morocco. Some modern scholars believe it should be associated with the modern Oued Tahadart/Oued Khobs near El Khaoucha.

Coordinates

35.60469, -5.95443

Also known as

Cephisis lacus (la), lacus Cephisis (la)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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