Heritage
Monuments of Morocco
249 listed monuments and heritage sites, ordered by significance: designation, photography and recorded history.
Moroccan cultural heritage177listed sites
part of UNESCO World Herit…97listed sites
World Heritage Site10listed sites
Heritage of Portuguese Inf…10listed sites
1University of al-Qarawiyyin
Fez, Fes-Meknes
Moroccan public institution · 859 · Moorish
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
3Koutoubia Mosque
Marrakesh, Marrakesh-Safi
mosque · 1147 · Moorish
part of UNESCO World Heritage SiteMoroccan cultural heritage
4Hassan Tower
Rabat, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
minaret · 1196 · art of Almoravides and Almohades
part of UNESCO World Heritage SiteMoroccan cultural heritage
5Ben Youssef Madrasa
Marrakesh, Marrakesh-Safi
madrasa · 1565 · Islamic
part of UNESCO World Heritage SiteMoroccan cultural heritage
6El Badi Palace
Douar Sidi Youssef Ben Ali, Marrakesh-Safi
royal palace · 1578 · Moroccan
Moroccan cultural heritagepart of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Photo: Doyler79 at English Wikipedia · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
7Bab Agnaou
Douar Sidi Youssef Ben Ali, Marrakesh-Safi
city gate · 1188 · Almohad
Moroccan cultural heritagepart of UNESCO World Heritage Site
8Bahia Palace
Douar Sidi Youssef Ben Ali, Marrakesh-Safi
museum · 1866 · Moorish
part of UNESCO World Heritage SiteMoroccan cultural heritage
9Al-Attarine Madrasa
Fez, Fes-Meknes
madrasa · 1323 · Marinid
part of UNESCO World Heritage SiteMoroccan cultural heritage
10Saadian Tombs
Douar Sidi Youssef Ben Ali, Marrakesh-Safi
mausoleum · 1600 · Moorish
Moroccan cultural heritagepart of UNESCO World Heritage Site
11Volubilis
Moulay Driss Zerhoun, Fes-Meknes
ancient city · 399 BC
Moroccan cultural heritageWorld Heritage Site
12Great Mosque of Tinmal
Talat-n-Ya’qoub, Marrakesh-Safi
mosque · 1153 · Almohad
Moroccan cultural heritageTentative World Heritage Site
Photo: Иерей Максим Массалитин from Rabat, Maroc · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
13Casablanca
Casablanca, Casablanca-Settat
city
Tentative World Heritage Site
Photo: Maureen from Buffalo, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
14Seffarin Madrasa
Fez, Fes-Meknes
madrasa · 1271 · Marinid
Moroccan cultural heritagepart of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Photo: Henry Zbyszynski from Capitola California, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
15Dar Batha
Fez, Fes-Meknes
museum · 1886 · Art of Al-Andalus
part of UNESCO World Heritage SiteMoroccan cultural heritage
16Ibn Salah Mosque
Douar Sidi Youssef Ben Ali, Marrakesh-Safi
mosque · 1320 · Islamic
Moroccan cultural heritagepart of UNESCO World Heritage Site
17Dar Jamaï palace
Al Machouar – Stinia, Fes-Meknes
museum · 1882 · Islamic
Moroccan cultural heritagepart of UNESCO World Heritage Site
18Majorelle Garden
Marrakesh, Marrakesh-Safi
garden · 1923
Moroccan cultural heritageMaisons des Illustres
19Sahrij Madrasa
Fez, Fes-Meknes
madrasa · 1321 · Marinid
Moroccan cultural heritagepart of UNESCO World Heritage Site
20Tétouan
Tétouan, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
urban commune of Morocco
Tentative World Heritage Site
21The Great Mosque of New Fez
Fez, Fes-Meknes
mosque · 1276 · Moorish
World Heritage Site
Photo: Davide Cesare Veniani · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
22Kasbah of the Udayas
Rabat, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
heritage site · 1200 · Almohad
Moroccan cultural heritage
23Aït Benhaddou
Aït Benhaddou, Drâa-Tafilalet
heritage
Moroccan cultural heritageWorld Heritage Site
24Bab El-Baradeiyin Mosque
Al Machouar – Stinia, Fes-Meknes
mosque · Islamic
Moroccan cultural heritagepart of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Photo: Walter Rodriguez from Helsinki, Finland · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
25Talassemtane National Park
Chefchaouen, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
national park · 2004
Tentative World Heritage Site
26Al-Mansour Mosque
Douar Sidi Youssef Ben Ali, Marrakesh-Safi
mosque · 1189
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
28Ibn Danan Synagogue
Fez, Fes-Meknes
synagogue · 1650
part of UNESCO World Heritage SiteMoroccan cultural heritage
29Medina of Tétouan
Tétouan, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
urban area · 1305
World Heritage SiteMoroccan cultural heritage
30St. Peter's Cathedral (Rabat)
Rabat, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
Catholic cathedral · 1921 · Art Deco
Moroccan cultural heritage
Photo: Ty Terrasso from Houston · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
31Al-Shorafaa Mosque
Marrakesh, Marrakesh-Safi
mosque · 1572
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
32Dar Si Said Museum
Douar Sidi Youssef Ben Ali, Marrakesh-Safi
museum · 1900
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
34Dar al-Makhzen
Rabat, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
royal palace · 1864 · Islamic
Moroccan cultural heritage
35Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail
Al Machouar – Stinia, Fes-Meknes
mausoleum · 1703
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
36Asilah
Asilah, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
urban commune of Morocco · 1499 BC
Moroccan cultural heritage
37Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque
Fez, Fes-Meknes
mosque · 857
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Photo: Dortiti عبد الله فكري · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
38Bab ar-Rwah
Rabat, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
city gate · 1197 · Almohad
Moroccan cultural heritage
39Cherratine Madrasa
Fez, Fes-Meknes
madrasa · 1670
part of UNESCO World Heritage SiteMoroccan cultural heritage
40Moulay Slimane Mosque
Rabat, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
mosque · 1812
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
41Portuguese cistern
El Jadida, Casablanca-Settat
cistern · 1514
Moroccan cultural heritagepart of UNESCO World Heritage Site
42Simon Attias Synagogue
Essaouira, Marrakesh-Safi
synagogue · 1882
Moroccan cultural heritagepart of UNESCO World Heritage Site
43Mazagan
El Jadida, Casablanca-Settat
archaeological site · 1502
Heritage of Portuguese InfluenceWorld Heritage Site
44Moulay Abdullah Mosque
Fez, Fes-Meknes
mosque · 1732
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Photo: Ninara from Helsinki, Finland · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
45Moulay Idriss Zerhoun
Moulay Driss Zerhoun, Fes-Meknes
second-level administrative division
Tentative World Heritage Site
46Zawiya of Moulay Idris II
Fez, Fes-Meknes
zawiya · 1440
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Photo: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
47Bou Inania Madrasa, Fez
Fez, Fes-Meknes
madrasa
Moroccan cultural heritagepart of UNESCO World Heritage Site
48Bab el-Mrissa
Rabat, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
city gate · Hafsid, Zayyanid and Marinid art
Moroccan cultural heritage
Photo: Maxim Massalitin / Maxim Massalitin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
50Lixus
Larache, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
ancient city
Tentative World Heritage SiteMoroccan cultural heritage
51Souss-Massa National Park
Sidi Ouassay, Souss-Massa
national park · 1991
Ramsar site
Photo: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
52Fes el Bali
Fez, Fes-Meknes
old town
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
53Menara gardens
Marrakesh, Marrakesh-Safi
garden
part of UNESCO World Heritage SiteMoroccan cultural heritage
54Mausoleum of Mohammed V
Rabat, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
mausoleum
part of UNESCO World Heritage SiteMoroccan cultural heritage
55Maristan of Sidi Frej
Fez, Fes-Meknes
Bimarestan · 1286
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
57Almoravid Koubba
Marrakesh, Marrakesh-Safi
fountain · 1120 · Moorish
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Cape Spartel Lighthouse
Gueznaia, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
lighthouse · 1864
Moroccan cultural heritage
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Sba'iyyin Madrasa
Fez, Fes-Meknes
madrasa · 1323
Moroccan cultural heritagepart of UNESCO World Heritage Site
iDesignations
How sites are protected
| Designation | Sites with a page |
|---|---|
| Moroccan cultural heritage | 177 |
| part of UNESCO World Heritage Site | 97 |
| World Heritage Site | 10 |
| Heritage of Portuguese Influence | 10 |
| Tentative World Heritage Site | 9 |
| Ramsar site | 9 |
| Maisons des Illustres | 1 |
| National Historic Landmark | 1 |