📘 Ben Youssef Madrasa

Morocco · Africa · 31.63°N, 7.99°W

The Ben Youssef Madrasa is an Islamic madrasa (college) in Marrakesh, Morocco. The madrasa is named after the adjacent Ben Youssef Mosque, and was commissioned in 1564–65 CE by the Saadian sultan Abdallah al-Ghalib. Functioning today as a historical site, the Ben Youssef Madrasa was the largest Islamic college in the Maghreb at its height, and is widely recognized as a pinnacle of Saadian and Moroccan architecture.

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Quick facts

Country	Morocco
Continent / region	Africa
Coordinates (approx.)	31.63°N, 7.99°W · view on map

Ben Youssef Madrasa is located in Morocco, in Africa.

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