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Fez

789 CE

Moroccan cultural and trade center, home to the University of al-Qarawiyyin — the world's oldest existing university.

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Standing in 789 CE

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Hindu kingdoms Polity · South Asia 500 BCE – 1715 CE Egypt Polity · Middle East 3000 BCE – 2026 CE Maya chiefdoms and states Polity · Americas 2000 BCE – 1521 CE Great Wall of China Landmark · East Asia 700 BCE – still standing Maya City-State Wars Conflict · Americas 400 BCE – 900 CE Mausoleum at Halicarnassus Landmark · Europe 350 BCE – 1404 CE

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