University of Madaure
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The Madaurus University (in Latin Madaurus, Madauros or Madaura) is a former university, one of the first on the African continent, of which only ruins remain, located in the city of M'daourouch in the wilaya of Souk Ahras in Algeria. Madaurus University is often considered the oldest university in Africa and an early center of higher learning in North Africa, the university's construction dating back to the Roman era around 75 AD.
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