List of mosques in Morocco
This is a list of Jama Masjids, and 10,061 are specifically designated as culturally significant.[1]
Name | Images | Location | Year | Remarks |
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Abu al-Hasan Mosque
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Fez | 1341[2] | ||
Al-Aadam Mosque ‘Masjid Al aadam' | Safi | 12-13th century | ||
Ahl Fas Mosque | Rabat | 18th century[3] | ||
Al-Akhawayn University Mosque | Ifrane | 1995 | ||
Cheikh Al Kamel Mausoleum | Meknes | 1776 | Preserves the tomb of Ash'ari scholar.
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Al-Beida Mosque | Fez | N/A | ||
Al-Fath Mosque | Kenitra | N/A | ||
Al-Kawtar Mosque | Kenitra | N/A | ||
Al-Khayr Mosque | Agadir | N/A | ||
Al-Rahmah Mosque | Fez | N/A | ||
Al-Souriyin Mosque | Tangier | 1975 | ||
Al-Wusta Mosque | Marrakesh | 1538 | Built by a Saadian vizier named 'Allish (or 'Alilsh) in 1538, later rebuilt or modified under Sultan Moulay Abd ar-Rahman in the 19th century.[4]: 429 [5]
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Ad-Doha Mosque | Casablanca | N/A | ||
Andalusian Mosque
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Fez | 860 | ||
Grande Mosque (Larache) | Larache | 1689[6] | ||
Assunna Mosque | Casablanca | 1966 | Mosque designed by Jean-François Zevaco in a modernist brutalist style. | |
As-Sunna Mosque | Kenitra | N/A | ||
As-Sunna Mosque | Rabat | 1785 | ||
Bab Berdieyinne Mosque | Meknes | 18th century | ||
Bab Doukkala Mosque | Marrakesh | 1570-71 | ||
Bab Guissa Mosque | Fez | 1760[7] | ||
Barrima Mosque | Marrakesh | late 18th century | Mosque attached to the Royal Palace (Dar al-Makhzen) in Marrakesh. | |
Ben Salah Mosque | Marrakesh | 14th century | ||
Ben Youssef Mosque | Marrakesh | 1070s | Established by Alaouite dynasty.[8]
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Ben Youssef Mosque | Essaouira | 18th century | ||
Bou Inania Madrasa | Fez | 1351-1356 | Built as a Friday mosque.[9]
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Bou Jeloud Mosque | Fez | Between 1184 and 1199[10] | Originally the mosque of the Kasbah Bou Jeloud (which no longer exists today).[9] | |
Chellah Minaret | Rabat | 13th century | ||
Chrabliyine Mosque | Fez | 1342[11] | ||
Dar El Makhzen Mosque | Casablanca | |||
Diwan Mosque | Fez | Between 1792 and 1822[12] | ||
El-Oued Mosque | Fez | Between 1792 and 1822 | Initially founded as a madrasa in 1323, later replaced by the current mosque. | |
Grand Mosque of Asilah | Asilah | Late 17th century[13] | ||
Grand Mosque of Chefchaouen | Chefchaouen | 1471 or 16th century | ||
Grand Mosque of Fes el-Jdid
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Fez | 1276[2] | First mosque of Fes el-Jdid. Marinid sultan Abu Inan is believed to be buried here.[14] | |
Grand Mosque of Meknes | Meknes | Mid-9th century[15] | ||
Grand Mosque of Tangier | Tangier | Current building dates from 1817–18; a mosque existed on the same site earlier.[13] | ||
Grand Mosque of Oujda | Oujda | 1296[2] | ||
Great Mosque (Rabat) | Rabat | Late 13th or early 14th century | Founded by the Marinids but almost completely reconstructed in more recent periods. The current minaret dates from 1939. | |
Great Mosque of Salé | Salé | 1028-1029 | ||
Great Mosque of Taza | Taza | 1142[16] | ||
Hamra Mosque | Fez | 14th century[17][14] | ||
Hassan Tower | Rabat | 1199 | ||
Hassan II Mosque | Casablanca | 1993 | ||
Kasbah Mosque of Marrakech
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Marrakesh | 1185-1190 | ||
Kasbah Mosque in Tangier
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Tangier | Late 17th century (after 1684)[13] | ||
Kasbah An-Nouar Mosque | Fez | 18th century | Original date of construction is unknown. | |
Kutubiyya Mosque | Marrakesh | 1184-1199 | ||
Lalla Abla Mosque | Tangier | 2018 | ||
Lalla Aouda Mosque | Meknes | 1276 (original foundation); 1672-178 (current mosque) | Originally the mosque of the 13th-century Marinid kasbah in Meknes, it was completely rebuilt by Moulay Isma'il as part of his new imperial capital in the late 17th century. | |
Lalla ez-Zhar Mosque | Fez | 1357 | ||
Lalla Ghriba Mosque | Fez | 1408 | ||
Lalla Khadija Mosque | Kenitra | N/A | ||
Loubnan Mosque | Agadir | 1969 | ||
Mohammed V Mosque | Tangier | 1983 | ||
Mohammed V Mosque | Agadir | 1988 | ||
Mohammed V Mosque | Fnideq | 2011[18] | ||
Mosque | Louhahsa, Tlita Oulad Hamdane, Doukkala | |||
Mosque | Taroudant | |||
Mosque | Tafraout, Maroc | |||
Mosque | Tafraout, Maroc | |||
Mosque | Tamraght | |||
Mosque of al-Qarawiyyin | Fez | 859 | ||
Mouassine Mosque | Marrakesh | 1572-73 | ||
Moulay Abdallah Mosque | Fez | Between 1729 and 1757[2] | A royal necropolis of the Alaouite dynasty is attached to the mosque.[14]
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Moulay Slimane Mosque | Rabat | 1812 | ||
Old Mosque
(Jama' al-'Atiq) |
Rabat (Kasbah of the Udayas) | 1150 | Founded by the Almoravids but heavily restored in later periods. Current minaret dates from the 18th century.[13] | |
R'cif Mosque | Fez | 1793-1822[19] | ||
Said Mosque | Ksar el-Kebir | 1713 | ||
Sidi Ahmed al-Tijani Mosque
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Fez | 18th century | ||
Sidi Bou Abib Mosque
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Tangier | 1917 | ||
Souq al-Ahad Mosque | Agadir | N/A | ||
Tinmal Mosque | Tinmel | 1148[20] | No longer operating as mosque but accessible to visitors as a historical site | |
Zawiya of Moulay Idris I | Moulay Idriss Zerhoun | Probably first established in 9th century, but rebuilt and modified many times.[13] | Burial site of Alaouite period.[13]
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Zawiya of Moulay Idriss II
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Fez | First established in 9th century, but rebuilt and modified many times.[12] | Burial site of Alaouite period.[12]
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Zawiya of Sidi Abd el-Aziz | Marrakesh | 16th century | Contains the tomb of Sidi Abd al-Aziz Abd at-Tabba', one of the Seven Saints of Marrakesh | |
Zawiya of Sidi Bel Abbes | Marrakesh | Established after 1204 | Contains the tomb of Saadian period (16th century) and later.[21]
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Zawiya of Sidi Muhammad Ben Sliman al-Jazuli
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Marrakesh | Established after 1523-24[4] | Contains the tomb of Muhammad al-Jazuli, one of the Seven Saints of Marrakesh |
See also
References
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