title: Historic Monuments and Sites of Morocco
text: # 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. The national heritage register, Inventaire National du Patrimoine Culturel, is maintained by the Institut National des Sciences de l'Archéologie et du Patrimoine (INSAP).
  
  ## Historic Monuments and Sites
  
  Three hundred historic monuments, sites, and zones have been classed as patrimoine national:
  
  | Site | Location | 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) | 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).
  
  ## Museum objects
  
  Thirty-seven archaeological and seventy ethnographic museum objects have been inscribed.
  
  