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Sultan Hassan mosque and maddrassah, Cairo. The building was constructed for Sultan Hassan in 1356 as a mosque and religious school for members of each of the four main Sunni Muslim sects.
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The Maddrassah (theological school) of Abd a-Rahman in Urfa, Turkey. Formerly known as Urfa and Edssa, the city of Urfa, or Sanliurfa, is located in southeastern Turkey. It was once a major centre of Syrian culture, and was successively controlled by Persians, Arabs, and Ottoman Turks.
| In Islamic architecture, a theological school comprising a prayer hall, classrooms, and lodgings, often arranged around a central courtyard. |
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