The Mosque & university of Al-Karaouine (Fes)
Morocco /
Fes-Boulemane /
Fes, Fez /
Fes
World
/ Morocco
/ Fes-Boulemane
/ Fes, Fez
, 3 km from center (فاس)
World / Morocco / Fès - Boulemane / Fès / NA (Fes Medina)
university, mosque
The University of Al-Karaouine or Al-Qarawiyyin is a university located in Fes, Morocco. Founded in 859, the university is one of the leading spiritual and educational centers of the Muslim world and is considered the oldest continuously operating institution of higher learning in the world by the Guinness Book of World Records.
The University of Al-Karaouine is part of a mosque, founded in 859 by Fatima Al-Fihria, the daughter of a wealthy merchant named Mohammed Al-Fihri. The Al-Fihri family had migrated from Kairouan (hence the name of the university), Tunisia to Fes in the early 9th century.
The University of Al-Karaouine is part of a mosque, founded in 859 by Fatima Al-Fihria, the daughter of a wealthy merchant named Mohammed Al-Fihri. The Al-Fihri family had migrated from Kairouan (hence the name of the university), Tunisia to Fes in the early 9th century.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Al-Karaouine
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 34°3'53"N 4°58'23"W
- Campus Université Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah 3.3 km
- faculté des lettres et siences humaines 57 km
- al Akhawayn University 59 km
- Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers ( ENSAM ) 60 km
- Université Mohammed 1er 289 km
- Faculté des sciences juridiques economiques et sociales 290 km
- Faculty of Science 290 km
- University of Es Senia Oran 435 km
- University of Es senia Oran * IGMO 435 km
- Sciences and Technology University of Oran 441 km
- Old Medina 0.2 km
- sidi boujida 0.8 km
- cemetery bab gussa 0.9 km
- cemetery 0.9 km
- bab jdid 1 km
- Jnanat 1.1 km
- le palais royal 1.2 km
- Bab al Futuh Graveyard 1.3 km
- Boujloud Cemetery 1.5 km
- Jnan Sbil 1.6 km