Back Al-Azhar-universiteit Afrikaans جامعة الأزهر Arabic جامعة الازهر ARZ Universidá d'al-Azhar AST Əl-Əzhər Universiteti Azerbaijani الازهر بیلیمیوردو AZB Әл-Әзһәр университеты Bashkir Універсітэт Аль-Азхар Byelorussian Ал-Азхар Bulgarian আল-আজহার বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় Bengali/Bangla
الأزهر الشريف Al-ʾAzhar al-Šarīf | |
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| Type | Public, Islamic |
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| Established | 975 AD |
| Affiliation | Shia Islam (975 - 1171) Sunni Islam (1172 - present) |
| Sheikh (chief) | Ahmad El-Tayeb |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Urban |
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Al-Azhar University[1] is a university and mosque in Cairo, Egypt. It is the main centre of Arabic literature and Sunni Islamic learning in the world. It is also the world's second-oldest surviving university.[2] It was founded in 975 by the Fatimids of the Shia tradition.