World heritage in Morocco
World Heritage Sites in Morocco |
The world heritage in Morocco (as of 2018) includes nine UNESCO world heritage sites , all of which are world cultural heritage sites. Morocco ratified the World Heritage Convention in 1975, and the first World Heritage site was added to the World Heritage List in 1981. The last World Heritage site to date was registered in 2012.
World heritage sites
The following table lists the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Morocco in chronological order according to the year of their inclusion in the World Heritage List (K - cultural heritage, N - natural heritage, K / N - mixed, (R) - on the Red List of World Heritage in Danger ).
Map with all coordinates of World Heritage Sites: OSM
image | designation | year | Type | Ref. | description |
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Medina of Fez | 1981 | K | 170 | ||
Marrakech medina | 1985 | K | 331 | with Djemaa el Fna as well as Agdal Gardens and Menara Gardens | |
Fortified city of Ait-Ben-Haddou ( location ) |
1987 | K | 444 | ||
Medina of Meknes | 1996 | K | 793 | ||
Volubilis archaeological site ( location ) |
1997 | K | 836 | ||
Medina of Tétouan (Titawin) | 1997 | K | 837 | ||
Essaouira Medina (formerly Mogador) | 2001 | K | 753 | ||
The Portuguese city of Mazagan (El Jadida) | 2004 | K | 1058 | ||
Rabat - modern capital with a historical core | 2012 | K | 1401 | In addition to the old town (medina) of Rabat , the world heritage includes the Ville Nouvelle , the Kasbah Oudaias , the Jardin d'Essais , the Almohad city wall with the city gates, the Chellah archaeological site , the Hassan mosque (with the Hassan tower ) and the mausoleum by Mohammed V and the Habous de Diour Jamaâ district . |
Tentative list
The sites that are intended for nomination for inclusion in the World Heritage List are entered in the tentative list .
Current World Heritage candidates
As of 2018, 13 sites are entered in the tentative list of Morocco, the last entry was made in 2016. The following table lists the sites in chronological order according to the year they were included in the tentative list.
Map with all coordinates of current World Heritage candidates: OSM
image | designation | year | Type | Ref. | description |
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Moulay Idris Zerhoun ( location ) |
1995 | K | 450 | Moulay Idris is a city on the Jbel Zerhoun , founded by Idris I , the founder of the Islamic state of Morocco . The mausoleum of Idris I is also located here. | |
Taza and the Great Mosque ( location ) |
1995 | K | 451 | Taza is a city founded around the year 700. The fortifications and the Great Mosque stand out among the buildings . | |
Tinmal Mosque ( location ) |
1995 | K | 452 | ||
City of Lixus ( location ) |
1995 | K | 456 | Ruins of a Phoenician and Roman city | |
El Gour ( location ) |
1995 | K | 458 | ||
Taforalt cave ( location ) |
1995 | K | 459 | The excavations contain traces of the Ibéromaurus culture . | |
Talassemtane Nature Park ( location ) |
1998 | N | 1179 | ||
Ajgal dragon tree area ( location ) |
1998 | N | 1180 | ||
Khenifiss lagoon ( location ) |
1998 | N | 1182 | ||
Dakhla National Park | 1998 | N | 1183 | ||
Figuig oasis ( location ) |
2001 | K | 5625 | ||
Casablanca, city of the 20th century, intersection of various influences ( location ) |
2013 | K | 5848 | ||
Tighmert oasis chain, pre-Saharan region of Wad Noun | 2016 | K |
Former World Heritage candidates
These sites were previously on the tentative list, but were withdrawn or rejected by UNESCO . Sites that are included in other entries on the tentative list or that are part of world heritage sites are not taken into account here.
Map with all coordinates of former World Heritage candidates: OSM
image | designation | year | Type | Ref. | description |
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Belyounech ( location ) |
1985-1994 | K | |||
Chefchaouen ( location ) |
1985-1994 | K | |||
Draa Bani in the High Atlas | 1985-1994 | ? | |||
Salé with the Muslim necropolis of Chellah ( location ) |
1987-1987 | K | included the city of Salé on the north bank of the Bou-Regreg and the necropolis of Chellah on the other side of the river in the city of Rabat , which was included in the World Heritage List in 2012 as part of Rabat - modern capital with a historical core (Ref. 1401 ). | ||
Aghbar | 2002-2005 | K | |||
Toubkal | 2005-2006 | N |
Web links
- Morocco on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Morocco. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed March 13, 2018 .
- ^ Tentative list of Morocco. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed March 13, 2018 .
- ^ Former Tentative Sites of Morocco. In: World Heritage Site. Accessed March 13, 2018 .