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When did Al-Azhar open to the public in Cairo?
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The doors of Al-Azhar were opened to the public in 972 CE. Built as an assembly mosque for the newly established capital of Cairo by the Fatimid dynasty, it was later formally organized as a center of learning in 988 CE.1