- Mosque of al-Qarawiyyin
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Mosque of al-Qarawiyyin
Mosque of al-Qarawiyyin is a historic mosque loctaed in Fes el Bali, Fez, Morocco. It was built in 859 AD by Fatima al-Fihri during the reign of the Idrisid Dynasty. The mosque was later expanded to become a scholarly center during the Marinid period was in the 13th 14th centuries. During the Saadian and Alaouite periods, the mosque was further expanded and new sections were added. In 1963, the mosque was transformed into a university in 1963, University of al-Qarawiyyin. The Mosque of al-Qarawiyyin was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981 as part of Medina of Fez.
The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, Medina of Fez.by xiquinhosilva from Cacau, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commonsby Momed.salhi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commonsby Robert Prazeres, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsElevation: 297 m
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World Heritage Site
Date of Inscription
1981
9th Century AD
Islamic
Islamic
Islamic Monuments
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