Historic Monuments and Sites of Morocco

The cultural heritage of Morocco (patrimoine national) is protected and promoted in accordance with Law 19-05 (2005) and Law 22-80 (1980), which relate to the nation's Historic Monuments (monuments historiques), Sites (sites), inscriptions, and objects of art and antiquity.^[1][2] The national heritage register, Inventaire National du Patrimoine Culturel, is maintained by the Institut National des Sciences de l'Archéologie et du Patrimoine (INSAP).^[3][4]

Historic Monuments and Sites

Three hundred historic monuments, sites, and zones have been classed as patrimoine national:^[5]

Site	Location	Date	Comments	Coordinates	Image
Kasbah of the Udayas Kasba des Oudaïas	Rabat			34°01′54″N 6°50′10″W / 34.03167°N 6.83611°W
Walls of Rabat Enceinte de la ville de Rabat	Rabat
Hassan Tower Zone de protection de la tour Hassan	Rabat			34°01′27″N 6°49′22″W / 34.02417°N 6.82278°W
Ruins of Chellah Ruines du Chellah	Rabat
Mouline Mosque Mosquée Mouline	Rabat
Dar Es-Soltane Dar Es-Soltane	Rabat
Cinéma Royal Cinéma Royal	Rabat
Nouzhat Hassan Garden Jardin « Nouzhat Hassan »	Rabat
École Guessous École Guessous	Rabat
Belvedere Garden Jardin « Belvédère »	Rabat
Great Mosque La grande mosquée	Tangier
Site of the Ruins of Volubilis Site des ruines de Volubilis
Dadès Gorges Gorges de Dades
Ruins of Basra Ruines de l’enceinte de Basra
Site of Thamusida Site de Thamusida
Banasa Zone de protection à l’emplacement de l’ancienne ville romaine de Banassa, actuellement appelée « Sidi Ali- Bou-Jnoun »	Safi
Ramparts of Safi Remparts de Safi	Safi
Ramparts of Oujda Remparts de la ville ancienne d’Oujda	Oujda
Site of Lixus Site de Lixus	Larache Province
Kasbah of Chefchaouen Kasba de Chefchaouen	Chefchaouen
Great Mosque of Chefchaouen Grande mosquée de la ville de Chefchaouen	Chefchaouen
Kasbah El Mansouria Kasba El Mansouria	Ben Slimane Province
Kasbah of Caïd Ali Al-Jadida Kasba de Caïd Ali Al-Jadida	Zagora Province
Ancient Town of Abi Jaad Ville ancienne d’Abi Jaad

Monuments and Buildings

A further ninety-eight monuments and buildings have been inscribed, in Casablanca (49), El Haouz (1), Fes (1), Kenitra (19), Larache (6), Rabat (2), and Tangiers (20).^[6]

Museum Objects

Thirty-seven archaeological and seventy ethnographic museum objects have been inscribed.^[7]

See also

• History of Morocco
• Culture of Morocco

References

1. "Decree 106102 of 15 June 2006 promulgating Law 19-05 modifying and completing Law 22-80" (PDF). UNESCO. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
2. "Decree 28125 for the application of the Law relating to the protection of historic monuments, sites, inscriptions, and objects of art and antiquity" (PDF). UNESCO. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
3. "Manual on systems of inventorying immovable cultural property" (PDF). UNESCO. pp. 71–5. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
4. "Institut National des Sciences de l'Archéologie et du Patrimoine". Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
5. "Monuments, sites et zones classés "patrimoine national"". Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
6. "Liste des monuments historiques et bâtiments inscrits". Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
7. "Liste des pièces muséales inscrites". Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 6 May 2012.

External links

• (French) Sites et monuments classés