Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque

GPTKB entity

Properties (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mosque
gptkbp:affiliation Sunni Islam
gptkbp:architecturalStyle Islamic_architecture
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Al-Biruni
gptkb:Al-Razi
gptkb:Al-Ghazali
gptkb:Al-Nasafi
gptkb:Al-Rumi
gptkb:Ibn_Khaldun
gptkb:Maimonides
gptkb:Al-Tusi
gptkb:Al-Kindi
gptkb:Al-Ashari
gptkb:Al-Jahiz
gptkb:University_of_Al_Quaraouiyine
Al-Farabi
Al-Maturidi
Ibn Battuta
Al-Khwarizmi
Al-Ma'mun
notable scholars
Al-Suyuti
gptkbp:capacity 20,000 worshippers
gptkbp:culturalSignificance important_center_of_learning_in_the_Muslim_world
gptkbp:currentUse place of worship
gptkbp:features minaret
courtyard
ornate tile work
wooden_ceilings
gptkbp:founded 859 AD
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Fatima_al-Fihri
gptkbp:historicalEvent site of significant religious gatherings
part of the cultural exchange in the medieval period
visited by many scholars
influenced_Islamic_scholarship
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque
gptkbp:location gptkb:Fez,_Morocco
gptkbp:notableFeature library
gptkbp:originalPurpose educational institution
gptkbp:renovated multiple renovations over centuries
gptkbp:significance oldest existing, continually operating higher educational institution in the world
gptkbp:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site yes