Madrasa

school or college, often providing an Islamic education

Madrasa (Arabic: مدرسة, madrasa pl. مدارس, madāris) is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion). It is variously transliterated as madrasah, madarasaa, medresa, madrassa, madraza, madarsa, madrasseh, etc.

Ulugh Beg Madrasa, Samarkand, Uzbekistan circa 1912