The Ez-Zitouna madrassa is founded in Tunis…
736 CE
The Ez-Zitouna madrassa is founded in Tunis 737 as the teaching arm of the Olive-Tree Mosque (Djemaa ez-Zitouna); it has been in continuous existence since then.
As the nucleus of today's Ez-Zitouna University, located in Tunis, it is the oldest teaching establishment in the Arab world.