1058 MA - Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida) (2004)

 Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida)

The Portuguese fortification of Mazagan, now part of the city of El Jadida, 90-km southwest of Casablanca, was built as a fortified colony on the Atlantic coast in the early 16th century. It was taken over by the Moroccans in 1769. The fortification with its bastions and ramparts is an early example of Renaissance military design. The surviving Portuguese buildings include the cistern and the Church of the Assumption, built in the Manueline style of late Gothic architecture. The Portuguese City of Mazagan - one of the early settlements of the Portuguese explorers in West Africa on the route to India - is an outstanding example of the interchange of influences between European and Moroccan cultures, well reflected in architecture, technology, and town planning.

马扎甘葡萄牙城

卡萨布兰卡西南90公里处的马扎甘军事要塞是葡萄牙人16世纪早期在大西洋海岸修筑的殖民地，现在为贾迪达市的一个部分。1769年，被摩洛哥人夺取。防御工事及其城墙和堡垒具有文艺复兴军事设计的早期风格。保留下来的葡萄牙式建筑包括水塔和圣母升天教堂，带有晚期哥特式建筑的曼奴埃尔风格。葡萄牙城是葡萄牙探险者通往印度途中在西部非洲建立的早期殖民地之一，这里是欧洲与摩洛哥文化相互影响交流和融会的例证，这一点在建筑、技术和城镇规划方面均得到完美的体现。

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1058

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Interior

1401 MA - Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City: a Shared Heritage (2012)

Located on the Atlantic coast in the north-west of Morocco, the site is the product of a fertile exchange between the Arabo-Muslim past and Western modernism. The inscribed city encompasses the new town conceived and built under the French Protectorate from 1912 to the 1930s, including royal and administrative areas, residential and commercial developments and the Jardins d’Essais botanical and pleasure gardens. It also encompasses older parts of the city dating back to the 12thcentury. The new town is one of the largest and most ambitious modern urban projects built in Africa in the 20th century and probably the most complete. The older parts include Hassan Mosque (begun in 1184) and the Almohad ramparts and gates, the only surviving parts of the project for a great capital city of the Almohad caliphate as well as remains from the Moorish, or Andalusian, principality of the 17thcentury.

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1401 

• 1401-001 Ville nouvelle, Qasba des Oudaïa, Jardin d'Essais, Médina, Remparts et portes almohades, Site archéologique du Chellah
• 1401-002 Mosquée Hassanet mousolée Mohammed V
• 1401-003 Quartier Habous de Diour Jamaâ

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1401-001 Bab er-Rouah - monumental gate in the Almohad-era ramparts

1401-002 Mosquée Hassanet mousolée Mohammed V

793 MA - Historic City of Meknes (1996)

 Historic City of Meknes

Founded in the 11th century by the Almoravids as a military settlement, Meknes became a capital under Sultan Moulay Ismaïl (1672–1727), the founder of the Alawite dynasty. The sultan turned it into a impressive city in Spanish-Moorish style, surrounded by high walls with great doors, where the harmonious blending of the Islamic and European styles of the 17th century Maghreb are still evident today.

历史名城梅克内斯

梅克内斯是穆拉比兑人于公元11世纪建造的一个军事城市，在阿拉维特王朝的缔造者苏丹穆莱·伊斯玛统治时成为国家首都（1672-1727年）。苏丹将梅克内斯建设成为一个雄伟的西班牙－摩尔风格城市，四周有高墙和巨大的门。即使在今天，我们仍然能够看得出这是一个17世纪马格里布时期伊斯兰风格与欧洲风格的和谐统一体。

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/793

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837 MA - Medina of Tétouan (formerly known as Titawin) (1997)

 Medina of Tétouan (formerly known as Titawin)

Tétouan was of particular importance in the Islamic period, from the 8th century onwards, since it served as the main point of contact between Morocco and Andalusia. After the Reconquest, the town was rebuilt by Andalusian refugees who had been expelled by the Spanish. This is well illustrated by its art and architecture, which reveal clear Andalusian influence. Although one of the smallest of the Moroccan medinas, Tétouan is unquestionably the most complete and it has been largely untouched by subsequent outside influences.

缔头万城

在公元8世纪开始的伊斯兰时期，缔头万城是一座具有特别意义的城市，因为它是连接摩洛哥和安大路西亚的主要通道。在经过西班牙的再次征服之后，这个城市由遭到西班牙人流放的安大路西亚难民重建，该城的建筑和艺术风格都非常有特点，深受安大路西亚的影响。缔头万城虽然是摩洛哥最小的阿拉伯人聚居区之一，但无疑也是最完整而且没有受到后期外部影响的城市。

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/837

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331 MA - Medina of Marrakesh (1985)

Brief Description

"Founded in 1070–72 by the Almoravids, Marrakesh remained a political, economic and cultural centre for a long period. Its influence was felt throughout the western Muslim world, from North Africa to Andalusia. It has several impressive monuments dating from that period: the Koutoubiya Mosque, the Kasbah, the battlements, monumental doors, gardens, etc. Later architectural jewels include the Bandiâ Palace, the Ben Youssef Madrasa, the Saadian Tombs, several great residences and Place Jamaâ El Fna, a veritable open-air theatre."
马拉柯什的阿拉伯人聚居区

"马拉柯什城是穆拉比兑人于公元1071年至1072年建立的，在很长的一段时期内，马拉柯什一直是摩洛哥的政治中心、经济 中心和文化中心。该城的影响力遍及整个西部穆斯林世界，从非洲北部一直到安大路西亚。马拉柯什城中还保留着几个从那个时代遗留下来的遗迹，包括库图比亚清 真寺、居民居住区、城墙、巨大城门、花园等等。此外，城中还有一些后期建造的伟大建筑，如邦迪阿宫、本·尤素福穆斯林大学、 萨阿迪墓、数处宏伟的宫殿和民居以及真正的室外剧场——雅马埃尔法那广场。"
Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/331

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170 MA - Medina of Fez (1981)

Brief Description

"Founded in the 9th century and home to the oldest university in the world, Fez reached its height in the 13th–14th centuries under the Marinids, when it replaced Marrakesh as the capital of the kingdom. The urban fabric and the principal monuments in the medina – madrasas, fondouks, palaces, residences, mosques and fountains - date from this period. Although the political capital of Morocco was transferred to Rabat in 1912, Fez has retained its status as the country's cultural and spiritual centre."

非斯的阿拉伯人聚居区

"非斯城建于公元9世纪，那里有世界上最早建立的大学。在公元13世纪至14世纪时，非斯代替马拉柯什成为马里尼德王国的首 都，从而到达了它的鼎盛时期。聚居区中的城市建筑和主要遗迹都可以追溯到那个时期，其中包括伊斯兰学校、集市、宫殿、民居、清真寺、喷泉等等。尽管国家的 政治首都于1912年迁到了拉巴特，但非斯仍然是最主要的文化中心和宗教中心。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/170

• 170-001 Fès El Bali
• 170-002 Fès Jedid

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170-001 Fès El Bali

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836 MA - Archaeological Site of Volubilis (1997)

Brief Description

"The Mauritanian capital, founded in the 3rd century B.C., became an important outpost of the Roman Empire and was graced with many fine buildings. Extensive remains of these survive in the archaeological site, located in a fertile agricultural area. Volubilis was later briefly to become the capital of Idris I, founder of the Idrisid dynasty, who is buried at nearby Moulay Idris."

瓦卢比利斯考古遗址

"古城建于公元前3世纪，曾是北非古国毛里塔尼亚的首都，是罗马帝国的一个重要前哨，有着许多优雅精致的建筑物。该考古遗址 是一个富饶的农业区，在这里挖掘出土过许多重要遗迹和文物。瓦卢比利斯后来曾有一段时期成了伊德里斯王朝的首都，王朝的创立者伊德里斯一世就葬在附近的穆 莱伊德里斯。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/836

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444 MA - Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou (1987)

Brief Description

The ksar, a group of earthen buildings surrounded by high walls, is a traditional pre-Saharan habitat. The houses crowd together within the defensive walls, which are reinforced by corner towers. Ait-Ben-Haddou, in Ouarzazate province, is a striking example of the architecture of southern Morocco.

阿伊特•本•哈杜筑垒村

阿伊特·本·哈杜筑垒村指的是一组由高墙围起来的土制建筑，这是一处典型的前撒哈拉居民聚居区。在防御墙内建造有许多房屋，同时四周还有箭塔进行辅助防御。位于瓦尔扎扎特省的阿伊特·本·哈杜是摩洛哥南部建筑的经典范例。

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/444

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753 MA - Medina of Essaouira (2001)

Brief Description

"Essaouira is an exceptional example of a late-18th-century fortified town, built according to the principles of contemporary European military architecture in a North African context. Since its foundation, it has been a major international trading seaport, linking Morocco and its Saharan hinterland with Europe and the rest of the world."

索维拉城（原摩加多尔）

"索维拉城是一个典型的18世纪晚期发展起来的北非防御港口城市，城市以同时期欧洲防御城堡为蓝本，加上北非地方特点建造而成。自从城市建成开始，索维拉城就成为重要的国际贸易海港，连接着摩洛哥以及撒哈拉内陆地区与欧洲和世界其他国家的贸易往来。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/753

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