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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 ...
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 .
The Karaouine University at Fes has been teaching since 859, making it the world's oldest continuously operating university. [44] However, there are dozens of national and international universities like SIST British University that work along with the public universities to improve the higher education in Morocco.
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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)
Interior of the Al-Karaouine mosque and university. Science and technology in Morocco has significantly developed in recent years. The Moroccan government has been implementing reforms to encourage scientific research in the Kingdom. While research has yet to acquire the status of a national priority in Morocco, the country does have major ...
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.