A ring of five forts located at the modern hamlets of Aïn Schkor, Bled el Gaada, Sidi Moussa, Sidi Said and Bled Takourart (ancient Tocolosida) were constructed to bolster the city's defence.
Večina prebivalcev se je preselila v bližnji Moulay Idriss Zerhoun kakšnih 5 km od Volubilisa.