Arabic Calligraphy
الخطّ العربيّInscribed in 2021 in a dossier led by sixteen Arab countries, Arabic calligraphy — including its Maghrebi variants (Fass…
Argan
أركانUNESCO-inscribed in 2014, the argan tree (Argania spinosa) is endemic to southwest Morocco. Precious wood, edible and co…
Couscous
الكسكسUNESCO-inscribed in 2020 jointly by Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania, and Tunisia — an unprecedented multinational dossier. …
Date Palm
النخلةUNESCO-inscribed in 2022 in a dossier of fourteen countries, the date palm — knowledge, skills, traditions, practices — …
Falconry
البيزرةUNESCO-inscribed in 2010, extended in 2021 to sixteen countries including Morocco, falconry is a centuries-old hunting a…
Gnawa
كناوةA ritual music of sub-Saharan origin, heir to the Bambara and Soninké slaves, Gnawa has become a heritage integrated int…
Henna
الحنّاءUNESCO-inscribed in December 2024 within a multinational Arab dossier, henna covers rites of birth, marriage, and celebr…
Jemaa el-Fna
ساحة جامع الفناMorocco's first UNESCO inscription (2008), Jemaa el-Fna is less a place than a device: the halqa, that living circle whe…
Malhun
الملحونUNESCO-inscribed in 2023, malhun ('the melodious') is a sung poetry genre in Moroccan colloquial Arabic, born in the 12t…
Mediterranean diet
النظام الغذائيّ المتوسّطيّUNESCO-inscribed in 2013 by seven Mediterranean countries including Morocco, the Mediterranean diet — olive oil, cereals…
Metal engraving
النحاسيّاتUNESCO-inscribed in 2023, the art of engraving and hammering metals (gold, silver, copper) integrates Fassi brassware an…
Moroccan Caftan
القفطان المغربيّUNESCO-inscribed in December 2025 after two years of dossier instruction, the Moroccan caftan is the culmination of a te…
Moussem of Tan-Tan
موسم طانطانMorocco's joint first inscription (with Jemaa el-Fna) in 2008, the Moussem of Tan-Tan has gathered the Saharan and Berbe…
Sefrou Cherry Festival
مهرجان حبّ الملوكUNESCO-inscribed in 2012, the Sefrou Cherry Festival — running since 1920 — is the oldest continuously held festival in …
Taskiwin
تاسكيوينInscribed on UNESCO's Urgent Safeguarding List in 2017, taskiwin — the Berber martial dance of the High Atlas — was enda…
Tbourida
التبوريدةThe equestrian art of tbourida — fantasia, baroud — was inscribed on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heri…