Cults in Marrakesh


Main Mosques :

Koutoubia Mosque
Near the Djemaa el Fna Place
Kasbah Mosque
Kasbah District
Near the Royal Palace
Berrima Mosque
Berrima District
Near el Badii Palace
Bab Doukkala Mosque
Bab Doukkala District
Near the scool Al Abdelaouia

In general, you will find mosques in every districts of the City.

Catholic Church:
El Imam Ali Street
Guéliz (near the central Police Office)

Jewish Church:
Mellah District
Near Bahia Palace

The official Moroccan religion is the Orthodox Sunni Islam wholly based on the Koran and the Sunna (the texts of the prophet). Well-attended and practised, Islam is based on five elements : the "chahada" (faith declaration), the "ssalat" (prayer), the "zakat" (almsgiving), the "Ramadan" (the fast), the "hajj" (go on a pilgrimage to the Mecque).

King Mohamed VI is the supreme commander of the religion in Morocco. Islam is a religion opened towards other cultures and far from the preconceived ideas that many people have…

When you will arrive to Marrakech you will undoubtedly hear the muezzin calling believers to pray five times a day. You will also discover plenty of mosques all around the city and every district has its own mosque with a tower whether it is a big mosque or a small one.

But Marrakech is a cosmopolite city where you can also find churches dating from the French occupation. Whether you are Muslims, Christians, Jewish or something else, everyone has the right to believe and to be respected whatever religion he believes in…