Universities around the world have extensive histories. Fez, Morocco, is where you can find the school recognized by Guinness World Records as the oldest higher learning institution in the world.
The University of al-Qarawiyyin is widely recognized as the oldest university in the world.
Founded as a mosque in 859 AD by Fatima al-Fihri, it was later added to Morocco’s university system in 1963.
The University of al-Qarawiyyin is widely considered the oldest in the world, including by Guinness World Records, which acknowledges the school as the oldest higher learning institution in the world. (Arterra/Marica van der Meer/Universal Images Group via Getty Images I UNESCO World Heritage List, 1981)
THE OLDEST CHURCH IN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES LIES IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
The female founder and her sister Mariam used the fortune passed down to them after their father died to create Al-Karaouine Mosque and University complex, according to the BBC.
The complex where the school…