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
[edit]Three hundred historic monuments, sites, and zones have been classed as patrimoine national:[5]
| Site | Location | Date | Comments | Coordinates | Image |
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| Kasbah of the Udayas Kasba des Oudaïas |
Rabat | 34°01′54″N 6°50′10″W / 34.03167°N 6.83611°W | 
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| Walls of Rabat Enceinte de la ville de Rabat |
Rabat | 
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| Hassan Tower Zone de protection de la tour Hassan |
Rabat | 34°01′27″N 6°49′22″W / 34.02417°N 6.82278°W | 
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| Ruins of Chellah Ruines du Chellah |
Rabat | 
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| 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 | 
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| Belvedere Garden Jardin « Belvédère » |
Rabat | ||||
| Great Mosque La grande mosquée |
Tangier | 
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| Site of the Ruins of Volubilis Site des ruines de Volubilis |
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| Dadès Gorges Gorges de Dades |
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| Ruins of Basra Ruines de l’enceinte de Basra |
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| Site of Thamusida Site de Thamusida |
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| Banasa Zone de protection à l’emplacement de l’ancienne ville romaine de Banassa, actuellement appelée « Sidi Ali- Bou-Jnoun » |
Safi | 
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| Ramparts of Safi Remparts de Safi |
Safi | .jpg)
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| Ramparts of Oujda Remparts de la ville ancienne d’Oujda |
Oujda | 
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| Site of Lixus Site de Lixus |
Larache Province | 
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| Kasbah of Chefchaouen Kasba de Chefchaouen |
Chefchaouen | 
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| 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 |
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| Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador)[6] | Essaouira | 31°30'49"N 9°46'16"W |  |
Monuments and buildings
[edit]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).[7]
Museum objects
[edit]Thirty-seven archaeological and seventy ethnographic museum objects have been inscribed.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Decree 106102 of 15 June 2006 promulgating Law 22-05 modifying and completing Law 22-80" (PDF). UNESCO. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Manual on systems of inventorying immovable cultural property" (PDF). UNESCO. pp. 71–5. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ^ "Institut National des Sciences de l'Archéologie et du Patrimoine". Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ^ "Monuments, sites et zones classés "patrimoine national"". Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ^ "Morocco: less words, more information | Guide book". Morocco.FalkTime. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
- ^ "Liste des monuments historiques et bâtiments inscrits". Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ^ "Liste des pièces muséales inscrites". Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
External links
[edit]- (in French) Sites et monuments classés