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Foundation of Al-Azhar University in Cairo

970 CE to 972 CE
View of the dome and minaret as seen when standing in the inner courtyard of the Al-Azhar University
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View of the dome and minaret as seen when standing in the inner courtyard of the Al-Azhar University, Cairo.

Between 970 and 972 Al-Azhar University ( جامعة الأزهر الشريف‎; Game'at Al-ʾAzhar al-Šarīf, "the Noble Azhar University") was founded as a madrasa (madrasah) in Cairo, Egypt. The chief center of Islamic literature and learning, it is the oldest degree-granting university in Egypt; in 1961 secular subjects were added to its curriculum.

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Education / Scholarship / Reading / Literacy
Religious Texts / Religion