Holy Sites in Morocco
10 sacred sites ranked by global significance

๐Hassan II Mosque (Casablanca)
The largest mosque in Africa, built dramatically over the Atlantic Ocean.

๐Koutoubia Mosque (Marrakech)
Marrakech's iconic 12th-century mosque whose minaret inspired the Giralda in Seville.

๐Moulay Idriss Zerhoun
Morocco's holiest town, containing the tomb of the founder of the first Moroccan dynasty.

๐Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque and University (Fes)
The world's oldest operating university, founded by a woman in 859 CE.

๐๏ธTin Mal Mosque
A remote 12th-century mosque in the High Atlas, the birthplace of the Almohad Empire.

๐Mausoleum of Mohammed V (Rabat)
A stunning royal mausoleum in Rabat housing the tombs of modern Morocco's founding kings.

๐๏ธZaouia Moulay Ali Cherif (Rissani)
The tomb of the founder of Morocco's current ruling Alaouite dynasty at the edge of the Sahara.

๐Zaouia Sidi Bel Abbรจs (Marrakech)
The most important of Marrakech's Seven Saints shrines, patron saint of the blind.

๐๏ธChellah Necropolis (Rabat)
A hauntingly beautiful medieval Islamic necropolis built atop the ruins of a Roman city.

๐Moulay Idriss II Shrine (Fes)
The shrine of the founder of Fes, considered the most important saint's tomb in the city.