So That Visiting Remains Possible
Ziyarati (زيارتي, “my visit”) records, maps, and documents graves in Moroccan cemeteries — so a family can always find a loved one, even when the markers are gone.
Making every grave findable, for good
Ziyarati does not seek to replace a family's memory: it gives that memory a support that does not fade. Every cemetery surveyed becomes a register that can be consulted and passed from one generation to the next.
Preserve
Document what exists today, before time, weather, and construction erase the last legible inscriptions.
Pass On
A digital register can be shared, corrected, and passed on — where a handwritten notebook disappears with the person who kept it.
Make Visiting Simple
Arriving at the cemetery knowing exactly where to go: that is all a family coming to pay their respects asks for.
29,081 Cemeteries, Almost No Registries
In Morocco, the vast majority of cemeteries have no reliable register of graves. Over the years, old graves become impossible to find, family plots are lost, and families can no longer visit their deceased for lack of any marker. Ziyarati was created to reverse this trend, one cemetery at a time.
The disappearance of paper registers and physical markers affects millions of families, often without their realizing it until the day they need them.
Once a survey is done and paired with precise geolocation, it no longer gets lost — unlike a paper register or an oral memory.
Ziyarati is designed, developed, and operated by CANOPUS, a digital studio based in Salé, with the same rigor it brings to its ERP consulting work.
The project advances cemetery by cemetery, starting with a pilot site, before expanding to other cities across the Kingdom.
Where the Project Stands
These figures are updated as the survey progresses.
Sidi Belabbas, Salé
The Sidi Belabbas cemetery in Salé serves as the pilot site for surveying and geolocating graves. The lessons from this first phase will provide the method for extending Ziyarati to other Moroccan cemeteries.
Report a Cemetery →A Cemetery to Survey, or a Question?
Whether you represent a charitable association, a local municipality, or simply want to learn more about Ziyarati, write to us.
Three Steps So No Grave Is Ever Lost Again
Survey
Every existing grave is surveyed on the ground, plot by plot, recording its inscriptions and condition.
Geolocation
Each grave receives a precise position, viewable on a digital map of the cemetery.
Grave Record
Name, dates, location, and photo brought together in a simple record the family can access at any time.