Gobarau Minaret - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Gobarau Minaret - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Gobarau University (var. Gobirau, Goborau) is a minaret located in the center of the city of Katsina, northern Nigeria. It was built in the mid 15th century. it serves as a mosque as well as a University. Some of its graduates late became scholars, scientists and theologicians of international repute. Such scholars include the 17th century mathematician, Muhammad Ibn Muhammad Al-Fulani Al-Kishwani, writer, Wali Danmasani, as well as Muhammad Al-Sabbagh (Wali Danmarina) . The architecture of the university resembles that of the fourth oldest university in the world, Sankore Madrasah in Timbuktu. Coincidentally both Sankore and Gobarau serves as mosques and a learning centre. It became an important centre for learning, attracting scholars and students from far and wide, and later served as a kind of university. Read more on Wikipedia
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