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Best temples in Morocco

6 temples in Morocco, ranked by why it makes the list from the catalogue data. Each page tells you what to see, which ticket or tour to book and when to go.

#	Temple	Country	Why it makes the list
1	Hassan II Mosque	Morocco	One of very few Moroccan mosques open to non-Muslims, on guided tours, built over the Atlantic with a 210-metre minaret and carved cedar ceilings.
2	Koutoubia Mosque	Morocco	The twelfth-century Almohad minaret that is the emblem of Marrakesh, admired from the gardens around it, since only Muslims may enter the prayer hall.
3	Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque and University	Morocco	Founded in 859 by Fatima al-Fihri and often called the oldest working university in the world, glimpsed through its doorways deep in the Fes medina.
4	Ibn Danan Synagogue	Morocco	The best preserved synagogue in the mellah of Fes, a restored seventeenth-century hall with a carved Torah ark, blue tiles and a mikveh below.
5	Grand Mosque of Chefchaouen	Morocco	The octagonal minaret of Chefchaouen's oldest mosque rises over the main square opposite the kasbah, best seen from the kasbah garden tower.
6	Grand Mosque of Tangier	Morocco	Tangier's historic Friday mosque by the Petit Socco, with a green and white tiled minaret and a carved gateway seen from the lanes of the medina.