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  • Saffarin Madrasa

  • Saffarin Madrasa

    Saffarin Madrasa is a historic madrasa (Islamic school) located south of the Qarawiyyin Mosque on Place Seffarine in Fes el Bali, Fes, Morocco. It was founded in 1271 AD by he Marinid Sultan Abu Yaqub Yusuf an-Nasr and is considered the first madrasa built during the Marinid era. The madrasa 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.
    World Heritage Site
    Saffarin Madrasa
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    Saffarin Madrasa

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    1981

    mosque

    Mosques and Islamic Buildings

    Location

    Morocco

    Fès-Meknès

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    13th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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