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The World's Oldest University Is in Fez History

The World's Oldest University Is in Fez

Did you know the oldest continuously operating university in the world is in Fez, Morocco? Al-Qarawiyyin was founded in 859 AD by Fatima al-Fihri, a woman, and Guinness recognizes it as the oldest existing degree-granting institution. It has been teaching for over 1,100 years.

Morocco Al-Qarawiyyin, Fez