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 | .jpg) | |||
| 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
References
- ↑ "Decree 106102 of 15 June 2006 promulgating Law 19-05 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.
- ↑ "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
- (in French) Sites et monuments classés