The oldest University in the World, Al-Karaouine, Makes Fez a Scientific city Par Excellence
Things to do in Fez is an agency that gives special interest to the historical monuments, thus, it will give you the opportunity to learn more about Fez and its historical sites like Al-Karaouine University, which is located in Fez, Morocco, and its first construction was started in Ramadan of the year 245 AH under the supervision of Al-Idrisi.
Fatima al-Fehriya gave all her inheritance to build this University, and the princes and rulers expanded it while preserving the general Andalusian shape.
The Zenitian princes also expanded about 33,000 square meters, after which the Almoravids undertook another expansion. The University was named after Al-Karaouine in relation to Kairouan, a Tunisian city.
The square silo of Al-Karaouine, which is considered the oldest beacon in the Arab Maghreb, is still the most important feature of tourism in Morocco.
Western scholars graduated in Al-Karaouine, and the mosque and the scientific university attached to it remained a center of intellectual, cultural and religious activity for nearly a thousand years. Sylvester II studied in it, he held the position of Pope from the year 999 to 1003 A.D. It is said that he was the one who, after returning to Europe, entered the Arabic numerals. Also, Musa Maimon, a Jewish doctor and philosopher, spent a few years in which he practiced teaching at the University of Al-Karaouine.
Expansions and additions continued to the mosque of Al-Karaouine too, until it comprised 272 masts and accommodated 212 single worshipers, comprised 16 tiles each with 21 arches and embraced 840 worshipers. Figures and others can only be achieved in this mosque, which includes 130 chandeliers for lighting and a large chandelier with a diameter of 2.25 meters and has 520 lamps, while it currently accommodates more than 13440 prayers as the largest and most important mosque in the heart of the history of ancient Fez.
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