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Morocco's World Heritage Sites

Nine places in Morocco are on UNESCO's World Heritage List, from a Roman town to a 20th-century capital. Tap a number on the map.

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  1. 1Medina of FezInscribed 1981

    Founded in the 9th century; one of the largest car-free urban areas in the world, with al-Qarawiyyin and the Marinid madrasas.

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  2. 2Medina of MarrakeshInscribed 1985

    The Almoravid capital: the Koutoubia, the walls and gates, and Jemaa el-Fnaa, the square of storytellers.

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  3. 3Ksar of Ait-Ben-HaddouInscribed 1987

    The best kept earth-built ksar of the pre-Saharan south, on the old caravan road.

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  4. 4Historic City of MeknesInscribed 1996

    Moulay Ismail's 17th-century imperial city: walls, gates like Bab Mansour, granaries and stables.

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  5. 5Archaeological Site of VolubilisInscribed 1997

    A Mauretanian and Roman town at the edge of the empire, later where Idris I was welcomed.

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  6. 6Medina of TétouanInscribed 1997

    Rebuilt by refugees from Granada in the 15th century; the most Andalusian of the medinas.

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  7. 7Medina of EssaouiraInscribed 2001

    An 18th-century fortified port laid out on European lines for a Moroccan sultan.

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  8. 8Portuguese City of MazaganInscribed 2004

    A Portuguese fortress of the 16th century with its vaulted cistern.

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  9. 9Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic CityInscribed 2012

    The 20th-century capital with the Almohad and Marinid city around it: Hassan Tower, the Udayas, the Chellah.

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Living heritage too

UNESCO also lists Morocco's intangible heritage: the cultural space of Jemaa el-Fnaa in Marrakech, the Moussem of Tan-Tan and Gnawa music among them. See the African and Saharan heritage.

Sources, checked 2026-11-14
  1. UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Morocco
  2. UNESCO, Medina of Fez
  3. UNESCO, Medina of Marrakesh
  4. UNESCO, Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou
  5. UNESCO, Historic City of Meknes
  6. UNESCO, Archaeological Site of Volubilis
  7. UNESCO, Medina of Tétouan (formerly known as Titawin)
  8. UNESCO, Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador)
  9. UNESCO, Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida)
  10. UNESCO, Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City: a Shared Heritage
  11. UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, Cultural space of Jemaa el-Fna Square
  12. UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, Moussem of Tan-Tan
  13. UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, Gnawa (2019)

The layers

The Amazigh heritageTamazight and Tifinagh, kasbahs and ksour, rugs, ImilchilThe Roman and ancient heritageVolubilis, Lixus, the Chellah: Phoenicians, Mauretania and RomeThe Arab-Islamic heritageAl-Qarawiyyin, Moulay Idriss, the madrasas, the Koutoubia, Hassan IIThe Andalusian heritageFes, Tetouan, Chefchaouen, Rabat and al-Ala musicThe Jewish and Hebrew heritageMellahs, synagogues and cemeteries in Fes, Marrakech and Essaouira; Bayt DakiraThe Portuguese and European heritageEl Jadida's cistern, Essaouira's ramparts, Asilah, Tangier's international yearsThe African and Saharan heritageThe Gnawa, the caravan routes, Sijilmasa, the Hassani south

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