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The University of al-Qarawiyyin (Arabic: جامعة القرويين, romanized: Jāmiʻat al-Qarawīyīn), also written Al-Karaouine or Al Quaraouiyine, is a university located in Fez, Morocco. It was founded as a mosque by Fatima al-Fihri in 857–859 and subsequently became one of the leading spiritual and educational centers of the Islamic ...
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The al-Qarawiyyin was established in 857 by Fatima al-Fihri, originally as a mosque, now a university. [ 139 ] : 9 [ 140 ] : 40 It is the oldest existing and continually operating degree-awarding educational institution in the world according to UNESCO and Guinness World Records .
In the aftermath of the sacking of the mellah of Tetuan in the Hispano-Moroccan War, the Alliance Israélite Universelle, a French organization working to empower Jews around the world through a French education, founded its first school in Tetuan in 1862, followed by schools in Tangier (1864), Essaouira (1866), and Asfi (1867), eventually reaching a total of 83 schools—more than all of the ...
The oldest is in Tunisia. Called Al Zaytoonah University and was established in 737 AD while the one in Moroccois almost seventy years after. 2607:9880:4188:4:6527:DB0F:4411:55CB 22:09, 26 January 2023 (UTC)
Founded in Fes, University of Al-Karaouine in the 9th century and in Cairo, Al-Azhar University in the 10th century, and in Mali, the University of Timbuktu in about 1100. Mustansiriya Madrasah in Baghdad, Iraq was established in 1227 as a madrasah by the Abbasid Caliph al-Mustansir. Its library had an initial collection of 80,000 volumes ...
Academic staff of the University of al-Qarawiyyin (1 P) Pages in category "University of al-Qarawiyyin" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
Pages in category "University of al-Qarawiyyin alumni" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .