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List of prehistoric sites in Morocco

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Source revisionDec 30, 2025
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This is a list of notable prehistoric sites in Morocco. The historical record in Morocco begins around 650 BCE, with the arrival of the Phoenicians and the founding of the settlement of Mogador. These sites have been dated by archaeologists earlier than that.

Adrar Metgourine, near Akka

Aguerd

Aïn Maarouf

Ashakar, near Tangier (El-Khil caves)

Assif Kelmt

Al Mahbas, Sahara

Al Farciya, Sahara

El Mries

Bazina du Gour, Meknes

Caf Taht el Ghar, near Tetouan

Cave of the Rhinocerosses, Casablanca

Dar es Soltane

Djebel Irhoud

Draa river

El Khenzira

Figuig

Gueltat Zemmour, Sahara

Hawza, Sahara

Ifrane of the Little Atlas/Jbel Atlas Saghru

Ifri Oudadane

Island of Essaouira

Jdririya, Sahara

Mzoura Cromlech, near Asilah (funerary monument, megalith, cromlech)

Rouazi

Smara, Sahara

Taforalt, Oujda (cf.

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