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.

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