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Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque

Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque is a mosque in , . Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque is situated nearby to the mosque , as well as near the suburb .
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Also known as: “Al-Qarawiyyin University” and “University of al-Karaouine”
  • Address: Fès, Fès

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Al-Attarine Madrasa and Funduq al-Najjarin.

Mosque
Photo: Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY 3.0.
The or Medersa al-Attarine is a madrasa in , near the Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque. It was built by the Marinid sultan Uthman II Abu Said between 1323 and 1325.

Museum
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is a historic funduq in , the old medina quarter in the city of . The funduq is situated in the heart of the medina, at Al-Najjarin Square, which is also notable for the Nejjarine Fountain, an attached saqayya or traditional public fountain. is situated 250 metres west of Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque.

Mosque
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The R'cif Mosque is a Friday mosque in , the old city of . It has one of the tallest minarets in the city and overlooks Place R'cif in the heart of the medina. is situated 250 metres south of Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fes el Bali and New Fes.

Suburb
Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the oldest part of . It is one of the three main districts of Fez, along with and the French-created Ville Nouvelle.

Quarter
Photo: Robert Prazeres, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fes Jdid or Fes el-Jdid is one of the three parts of Fez, the second largest city of . It was founded by the Marinids in 1276 as an extension of and as a royal citadel and capital.

Neighborhood
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The is the historic Jewish quarter of , . It is located in , the part of Fez which contains the Royal Palace, and is believed to date from the mid-15th century.

Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque

Latitude
34.06476° or 34° 3′ 53″ north
Longitude
-4.97327° or 4° 58′ 24″ west
Elevation
300 metres (984 feet)
Open location code
8C6Q327G+WM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 574668246
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­university
Geo­Names ID
8581492
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جامعة القرويين”
  • Azerbaijani: “Əl-Qarauin Universiteti”
  • Belarusian: “Аль-Карауін”
  • Bulgarian: “Ал-Карауин”
  • Catalan: “Mesquita Quaraouyine”
  • Chinese: “卡魯因大學”
  • Esperanto: “Universitato de Al-Karaŭino”
  • French: “Mosquée al-Quaraouiyine”
  • French: “Université et mosquée Al Quaraouiyine”
  • German: “Moschee al-Qarawiyīn”
  • German: “Universität al-Qarawiyīn”
  • Hebrew: “אוניברסיטת אל-קרוויין”
  • Hindi: “अल-क़रवियिन विश्वविद्यालय”
  • Indonesian: “Universitas Al-Qarawiyyin”
  • Italian: “Università al-Qarawiyyin”
  • Kurdish: “Zanîngeha Qerewîyîn”
  • Latin: “Universitas Caraviyin”
  • Lithuanian: “Al Karauino universitetas”
  • Malay: “Universiti Al-Karaouine”
  • Malayalam: “അൽ കറാവിയ്യിൻ യൂനിവേഴ്‌സിറ്റി”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Universitetet ved al-Karaouine”
  • Persian: “دانشگاه قرویین”
  • Polish: “Meczet Al-Karawijjin”
  • Portuguese: “Universidade al Quaraouiyine”
  • Russian: “Аль-Карауин”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Univerzitet Al-Karaouine”
  • Spanish: “Universidad de Qarawiyyin”
  • Swahili: “Al-Qairawin”
  • Tamil: “அல்-கரவிய்யீன் பல்கலைக்கழகம்”
  • Ukrainian: “Аль-Карауїн”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Unibersidad han al-Karaouine”
  • Western Panjabi: “القیروان یونیورسٹی”

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