Nine World Heritage properties, all cultural: the UNESCO list for Morocco from the Medina of Fez to Rabat

Background

The UNESCO World Heritage Centre records nine properties inscribed on the World Heritage List for Morocco, and all nine are cultural. They are the Medina of Fez, 1981; the Medina of Marrakesh, 1985; the Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou, 1987; and the Historic City of Meknes, 1996. The Archaeological Site of Volubilis and the Medina of Tetouan, formerly known as Titawin, were both inscribed in 1997. The Medina of Essaouira, formerly Mogador, followed in 2001, and the Portuguese City of Mazagan at El Jadida in 2004. The most recent is Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City: a Shared Heritage, inscribed in 2012. Morocco ratified the World Heritage Convention on Tuesday, 28 October 1975.