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]
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 | 34.0317°N -6.8361°W | ||||
| Walls of Rabat Enceinte de la ville de Rabat | |||||
| Hassan Tower Zone de protection de la tour Hassan | 34.0242°N -6.8228°W | ||||
| Ruins of Chellah Ruines du Chellah | |||||
| Mouline Mosque Mosquée Mouline | |||||
| Dar Es-Soltane Dar Es-Soltane | |||||
| Cinéma Royal Cinéma Royal | |||||
| Nouzhat Hassan Garden Jardin « Nouzhat Hassan » | |||||
| École Guessous École Guessous | |||||
| Belvedere Garden Jardin « Belvédère » | |||||
| Great Mosque La grande mosquée | |||||
| 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 » | |||||
| Ramparts of Safi Remparts de Safi | |||||
| Ramparts of Oujda Remparts de la ville ancienne d’Oujda | |||||
| Site of Lixus Site de Lixus | |||||
| Kasbah of Chefchaouen Kasba de Chefchaouen | |||||
| Great Mosque of Chefchaouen Grande mosquée de la ville de Chefchaouen | |||||
| Kasbah El Mansouria Kasba El Mansouria | |||||
| Kasbah of Caïd Ali Al-Jadida Kasba de Caïd Ali Al-Jadida | |||||
| Ancient Town of Abi Jaad Ville ancienne d’Abi Jaad | |||||
| Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador)[6] | Essaouira | 31°30'49"N 9°46'16"W | |||
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]
Thirty-seven archaeological and seventy ethnographic museum objects have been inscribed.[8]