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Zarzon

Modern name
Pointe Bou Sikour
Modern country
Morocco
Zarzon: Buzentor, Boussekour, or Pointe Bou Sikour, a point on the northern Moroccan coast between Ceuta and Motzema. (A nearby beach where the Oued Boussekkour flows into the sea is reserved for the exclusive use of the Moroccan royal family.) This is a relatively rare toponym in the Sfera corpus, appearing in only six manuscripts. Campbell #1787. Note that Zarzon is different from Cape Bojador and Buzedor, which are both on the Atlantic coast of north Africa.
Coordinates
35.24, -4.04
World Historical Gazetteer
https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364153
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M141

Variant spellings of Zarzon in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
farzon NYPL1
Tarton Fn6
zarzo Bal, Laur5
Zarzon Con3
zarzon Pal6
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Zarzon.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/zarzon/.