Al-Qarawiyin Mosque
Preparing for prayer
There are approximately 350 mosques in Fez’s medina, spread among the different districts.
This is the Al-Qarawiyin Mosque, arguably the world's oldest university. And surprisingly, founded by a woman, Fatima Fihriyya!
For over 1200 years, the Al-Qarawiyin Mosque (or al-Karaouine) has been one of the leading spiritual and educational centers of the Muslim World.
With a history dating back to the 9th century, this mosque and university have been the selected congregation space for various Muslim saints and scholars throughout the centuries.
Although some mosques are open to tourists, I am not sure if one can enter any Mosque in Morocco. We respectively stayed outside.
Al-Qarawiyin Mosque
Preparing for prayer
There are approximately 350 mosques in Fez’s medina, spread among the different districts.
This is the Al-Qarawiyin Mosque, arguably the world's oldest university. And surprisingly, founded by a woman, Fatima Fihriyya!
For over 1200 years, the Al-Qarawiyin Mosque (or al-Karaouine) has been one of the leading spiritual and educational centers of the Muslim World.
With a history dating back to the 9th century, this mosque and university have been the selected congregation space for various Muslim saints and scholars throughout the centuries.
Although some mosques are open to tourists, I am not sure if one can enter any Mosque in Morocco. We respectively stayed outside.