Arabic Calligraphy

الخطّ العربيّ

Inscribed in 2021 in a dossier led by sixteen Arab countries, Arabic calligraphy — including its Maghrebi variants (Fass…

Argan

أركان

UNESCO-inscribed in 2014, the argan tree (Argania spinosa) is endemic to southwest Morocco. Precious wood, edible and co…

Couscous

الكسكس

UNESCO-inscribed in 2020 jointly by Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania, and Tunisia — an unprecedented multinational dossier. …

Date Palm

النخلة

UNESCO-inscribed in 2022 in a dossier of fourteen countries, the date palm — knowledge, skills, traditions, practices — …

Falconry

البيزرة

UNESCO-inscribed in 2010, extended in 2021 to sixteen countries including Morocco, falconry is a centuries-old hunting a…

Gnawa

كناوة

A ritual music of sub-Saharan origin, heir to the Bambara and Soninké slaves, Gnawa has become a heritage integrated int…

Henna

الحنّاء

UNESCO-inscribed in December 2024 within a multinational Arab dossier, henna covers rites of birth, marriage, and celebr…

Jemaa el-Fna

ساحة جامع الفنا

Morocco's first UNESCO inscription (2008), Jemaa el-Fna is less a place than a device: the halqa, that living circle whe…

Malhun

الملحون

UNESCO-inscribed in 2023, malhun ('the melodious') is a sung poetry genre in Moroccan colloquial Arabic, born in the 12t…

Mediterranean diet

النظام الغذائيّ المتوسّطيّ

UNESCO-inscribed in 2013 by seven Mediterranean countries including Morocco, the Mediterranean diet — olive oil, cereals…

Metal engraving

النحاسيّات

UNESCO-inscribed in 2023, the art of engraving and hammering metals (gold, silver, copper) integrates Fassi brassware an…

Moroccan Caftan

القفطان المغربيّ

UNESCO-inscribed in December 2025 after two years of dossier instruction, the Moroccan caftan is the culmination of a te…

Moussem of Tan-Tan

موسم طانطان

Morocco'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 الملوك

UNESCO-inscribed in 2012, the Sefrou Cherry Festival — running since 1920 — is the oldest continuously held festival in …

Taskiwin

تاسكيوين

Inscribed on UNESCO's Urgent Safeguarding List in 2017, taskiwin — the Berber martial dance of the High Atlas — was enda…

Tbourida

التبوريدة

The equestrian art of tbourida — fantasia, baroud — was inscribed on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heri…