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Courtyard of Al Azhar mosque, Cairo, seat of Al Azhar University. Al Azhar was founded 970 AD as a theological college. Today it includes faculties of agriculture, medicine, and law. This image was made in 1979. The huge courtyard is empty except for a student seated bent over in study under the arcade.

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Copyright: © JLD Tifft 2007
Image Size: 3600x2613 / 3.9MB; Al Azhar Cairo Egypt Egyptian architectural style architecture mosque courtyard Islam Islamic Moslem Muslim minaret dome colonnade student reading sitting peace quiet emptiness
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Courtyard of Al Azhar mosque, Cairo, seat of Al Azhar University. Al Azhar was founded 970 AD as a theological college. Today it includes faculties of agriculture, medicine, and law. This image was made in 1979. The huge courtyard is empty except for a student seated bent over in study under the arcade.