University of al-Qarawiyyin

Fès-Meknès · Morocco

University of al-Qarawiyyin, Morocco
Photo: Abdel Hassouni, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
March to May
Budget
$
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
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Founded in the ninth century, this institution in the Fez medina is often cited as the oldest continuously operating university in the world. Its mosque and library form a historic heart of Islamic scholarship.

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