Founded in 1961, Al-Azhar University is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the metropolis of Cairo (population range of over 5,000,000 inhabitants). This institution has also branch campuses in the following location(s): Assuit Tanta Mansoura Alexandria Zaqaziq Qena Shebin-Elkom. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Ministry of Higher Education, Egypt, Al-Azhar University  is a very large (EduListing enrollment range: over-45,000 students) coeducational higher education institution formally affiliated with the Islamic religion. Al-Azhar University offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the EduListing degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. 