Detourmap
Archaeological & historic sites in Morocco
Morocco has 24 archaeological & historic sites on Detourmap — ancient ruins, tombs, ghost towns, shipwrecks, catacombs, mines, battlefields and crash sites. The best known is Volubilis. All of them are below.
- Archaeological
- 24
- Oldest
- Anfa 999 BC
- Little known
- 18 of 24
- Most from
- 20th century
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3.Sijilmasa
Archaeological · 8th century · Notable
Medieval Moroccan city, previously the center of Tafilalt (also known from it as Sijilmasa during this period)
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6.Agadir air disaster
Archaeological · 20th century · Notable
1975 plane crash of a Boeing 707 in Agadir, Morocco
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7.Mazagan
Archaeological · 16th century · Hidden gem
Former Portuguese possession in Africa, Moroccan cultural heritage site
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9.Accidente de un Sud Aviation Caravelle de Royal Air Maroc en 1973
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Royal Air Maroc 1973 Sud Aviation Caravelle
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10.Capitoline Temple
Archaeological · 3rd century · Hidden gem
Temple in Kingdom of Mauretania, Morocco
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12.Arch of Caracalla
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Triumphal arch in the ancient Roman city of Volubilis, Morocco
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13.Air France Flight 2005
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Plane crash near Rabat, Morroco
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14.Anfa
Archaeological · 10th century BC · Hidden gem
Ancient city and old name of Casablanca, Morocco
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15.Cazaza
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Former Spanish coastal enclave in present-day Morocco (15th–16th century)
Questions about this page
How many archaeological & historic sites are there in Morocco?
24 on this map, out of 14,002 worldwide. That is what Wikidata records for Morocco with coordinates, a photograph and a Wikipedia article — the real number on the ground is larger, and for some countries much larger.
What is the best known of the archaeological & historic sites in Morocco?
Volubilis, 4th century BC. Archaeological site in Morocco.
Which is the oldest?
Anfa, dated to 999 BC. 9 of these 24 carry a founding date, 4 of them from before the year 1000.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.