Madrasah of Granada

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The Madrasah of Granada was a medieval Islamic college in Granada, Spain, serving as an important center of higher learning during the Nasrid period.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic college
educational institution
historic building
madrasah
architecturalStyle Islamic architecture
Nasrid architecture
continent Europe
country Spain
culture Nasrid
linked to: Nasrid dynasty
currentUse historic and cultural site
museum and exhibition space
decorativeStyle Arabic calligraphy
geometric ornament
muqarnas decoration
era Middle Ages
foundedBy Yusuf I of Granada
function Islamic legal studies
Quranic studies
center of higher learning
theological studies
governedBy Islamic law
hasHeritageDesignation Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain)
hasPart courtyard
decorated mihrab
ornate prayer hall
hasType medieval university-level institution
heritageStatus protected historic monument
historicalPeriod Nasrid period
linked to: Nasrid dynasty
inception 14th century
locatedIn Andalusia
Granada
Nasrid Emirate of Granada
linked to: Kingdom of Granada

Plaza de la Universidad, Granada
locatedNear Granada Cathedral
material stucco
tile
wood
originalLanguageOfInstruction Arabic
ownership City of Granada
linked to: Granada
partOf Islamic educational tradition in al-Andalus
patron Yusuf I of Granada
region al-Andalus
linked to: Al-Andalus
religion Islam
significance major institution of higher education in medieval Granada
only known Nasrid madrasah in Granada
usedFor training of jurists
training of religious scholars

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University of Granada hasPredecessor Madrasah of Granada
Nasrid dynasty hasSite Madraza of Granada
linked to: Madrasah of Granada
Universitas Granatensis hasPredecessor Madrasah of Granada
Book of Moderation associatedWith Andalusian medical school
linked to: Madrasah of Granada