Ulugh Beg Madrasa, Samarkand, Uzbekistan circa 1912
Madrasa (Arabic: مدرسة, madrasapl.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.