Cherratine Madrasa
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Cherratine Madrasa is a madrasa in Fez, Morocco. It is also known as the Er-Rachidia Madrasa or Ras al-Cherratine Madrasa. It was built in 1670 by the Alawi sultan Moulay al-Rashid.
Main courtyard of the madrasa
Cherratine Madrasa in the early 20th century
Entrance to the madrasa
Main courtyard
University of al-Qarawiyyin
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The University of al-Qarawiyyin, also written Al-Karaouine or Al Quaraouiyine, is a university located in Fez, Morocco. It was founded as a mosque by Fatima al-Fihri in 857–859 and subsequently became
Courtyard of the mosque and its minaret
View of the Qarawiyyin Mosque on the skyline of central Fes el-Bali: the green-tiled roofs of the prayer hall and the minaret (white tower on the left) are visible.
Reconstruction of the 14th-century water clock from the dar al-muwaqqit of the Qarawiyyin Mosque (on display at the Istanbul Museum of the History of Science and Technology in Islam)
The Al-Attarine Madrasa (founded in 1323), just north of the Qarawiyyin Mosque