Holy Sites in Morocco

The world's oldest operating university, founded by a woman in 859 CE.

A hauntingly beautiful medieval Islamic necropolis built atop the ruins of a Roman city.

Morocco's holiest town, containing the tomb of the founder of the first Moroccan dynasty.

Marrakech's iconic 12th-century mosque whose minaret inspired the Giralda in Seville.

The shrine of the founder of Fes, considered the most important saint's tomb in the city.

The most important of Marrakech's Seven Saints shrines, patron saint of the blind.

The tomb of the founder of Morocco's current ruling Alaouite dynasty at the edge of the Sahara.

The largest mosque in Africa, built dramatically over the Atlantic Ocean.

A stunning royal mausoleum in Rabat housing the tombs of modern Morocco's founding kings.

A remote 12th-century mosque in the High Atlas, the birthplace of the Almohad Empire.