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 / 34.03167; -6.83611
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 / 34.02417; -6.82278
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
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
Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador)[6] Essaouira 31°30'49"N 9°46'16"W
Medina of Essaouira

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).[7]

Museum objects

Thirty-seven archaeological and seventy ethnographic museum objects have been inscribed.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Decree 106102 of 15 June 2006 promulgating Law 22-05 modifying and completing Law 22-80" (PDF). UNESCO. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Manual on systems of inventorying immovable cultural property" (PDF). UNESCO. pp. 71–5. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Institut National des Sciences de l'Archéologie et du Patrimoine". Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Monuments, sites et zones classés "patrimoine national"". Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Morocco: less words, more information | Guide book". Morocco.FalkTime. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
  7. ^ "Liste des monuments historiques et bâtiments inscrits". Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  8. ^ "Liste des pièces muséales inscrites". Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 6 May 2012.

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