al-Qarawiyyin Mosque
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Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque is a historic Islamic place of worship in Fez, Morocco, renowned as one of the world’s oldest continually operating religious and educational centers.
Aliases (3)
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious building
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educational institution → historic monument → mosque → university mosque → |
| architecturalStyle |
Moorish architecture
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Moroccan-Andalusian architecture → |
| associatedDynasty |
Idrisid dynasty
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| associatedInstitution |
University of al-Qarawiyyin
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| city |
Fez
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| country |
Morocco
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| courtyardType |
sahn
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| denomination |
Sunni Islam
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| foundationCentury |
9th century
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| foundationYear |
859
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| foundedAs |
mosque
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| foundedBy |
Fatima al-Fihri
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| founderGender |
female
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| genderAccess |
men and women (with traditional spatial separation)
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| hasCourtyard |
yes
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| hasLibrary |
yes
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| hasMinaret |
yes
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| historicalRole |
center of Arabic grammar and linguistics
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center of Maliki jurisprudence → center of Quranic studies → center of astronomy and mathematics → center of logic and philosophy → major intellectual center of the Islamic world → |
| laterDevelopedAs |
university
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| laterPatronDynasty |
Alaouite dynasty
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Almohad dynasty → Almoravid dynasty → Marinid dynasty → |
| libraryName |
al-Qarawiyyin Library
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| libraryStatus |
one of the oldest libraries in continuous operation
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| locatedIn |
Fes el-Bali
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medina of Fez → |
| madhhab |
Maliki
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| mainPrayerHallType |
hypostyle
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| minaretShape |
square
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| notablePeriodOfFlourishing |
medieval period
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| openTo |
Muslim worshippers
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| primaryFunction |
place of worship
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| recognizedAs |
one of the oldest continually operating educational institutions in the world
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one of the oldest continually operating universities in the world → one of the oldest mosques in continuous use → |
| region |
Maghreb
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| religion |
Islam
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| secondaryFunction |
center of learning
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theological college → |
| UNESCOStatus |
part of Medina of Fez World Heritage Site
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| UNESCOWorldHeritageCountry |
Morocco
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| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
cultural
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| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite |
Medina of Fez
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Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Fes el-Bali
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contains |
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Fez
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hasImportantReligiousInstitution |
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Medina of Fez
("Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque")
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hasLandmark |
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Al-Qarawiyyin University
("Al-Qarawiyyin Library")
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hasLibrary |
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Al-Qarawiyyin University
("Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque")
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hasPart |
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Al-Attarine Madrasa
("Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque")
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locatedNear |
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Zaouia of Moulay Idriss II
("Kairaouine Mosque")
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near |
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Al-Qarawiyyin University
("Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque")
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originalName |