List of mosques in Morocco

This is a list of mosques in Morocco. According to the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs in 2016, there are around 41,755 mosques in Morocco, of which 16,489 are Jama Masjids, and 10,061 are specifically designated as culturally significant.[1]

Name Images Location Year Remarks
Abu al-Hasan Mosque 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 Mohammed al-Hadi ben Issa, a Sufi mystic and Ash'ari scholar.
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]
Ad-Doha Mosque Casablanca N/A
Andalusian Mosque 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 Almoravids but current building was completely rebuilt by Alaouite dynasty.[8]
Ben Youssef Mosque Essaouira 18th century
Bou Inania Madrasa Fez 1351-1356 Built as a madrasa but gained the status of Friday mosque.[9]
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 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 Marrakesh 1185-1190
Kasbah Mosque in Tangier 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 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]
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 Fez 18th century
Sidi Bou Abib Mosque 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 Idris I. Current structure dates from Alaouite period.[13]
Zawiya of Moulay Idriss II Fez First established in 9th century, but rebuilt and modified many times.[12] Burial site of Idris II. Current structure dates from Alaouite period.[12]
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 Abu al-Abbas as-Sabti (Sidi Bel Abbes), one of the Seven Saints of Marrakesh, who died in 1204. The current building around his tomb dates from the Saadian period (16th century) and later.[21]
Zawiya of Sidi Muhammad Ben Sliman al-Jazuli

Marrakesh Established after 1523-24[4] Contains the tomb of Muhammad al-Jazuli, one of the Seven Saints of Marrakesh

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