The University of Karueein in Fez, Morocco was founded in 859. Associated with the city's giant mosque, it is recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest university in the world. Other transliterations of the name include Kairouyine, Qaraouyine, Quarawin, Al-Qarawiyin, Kairaouine, Karaouine, Karouine, and El Qaraouiyn. It does not currently appear on the Wikipedia List of oldest universities in continuous operation but it is over seventy years older than Al-Azhar University of Cairo, called the world's oldest by those who disagree with the Guinness Book. This article is about the city Fes in Morocco. ... Events Battle of Abelda: Asturias beats the Muslims. ... A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. ... The Guinness Book of Records (or in recent editions Guinness World Records, and in previous US editions Guinness Book of World Records) is a book published annually, containing an internationally recognized collection of superlatives: both in terms of human achievement and the extrema of the natural world. ... A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees. ... This is a list of the oldest extant universities in the world. ... Al-Azhar Islamic university in Cairo Egypt Al-Azhar University, or Al-Azhar Al-Shareef (الأزهر الشريف; literally, The Noble Al-Azhar), is connected to the mosque in Cairo named to honor Fatima Az-Zahraa, the daughter of Muhammad, from whom the Fatimid Dynasty claimed descent. ... View of the modern citys skyline. ...
It is considered one of the most important centers of learning in North Africa. A satellite composite image of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest continent in both area and population, after Asia. ...
By the 12th century Paris was established as the center for theology and philosophy, and the University of Paris became the model for later universities in northern Europe.
Bologna, Italy, was the center for the study of law, and the University of Bologna set the pattern for Italian and Spanish universities.
Medieval universities had the right to suspend studies when conditions in their towns and cities were unfavorable and to confer degrees that included the privilege of teaching in any Christian country.
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