William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration S. Marriott Foundation, and the Engelstad Family Foundation. Founders’ gifts, along with additional industry partner donations, have helped the Harrah College of Hospitality move closer to its private funding goal. Matching funds by the State of Nevada also helped construction move forward. The building opened in January 2018. William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration The William F. Harrah College of Hospitality (formerly known as the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration) offers graduate and undergraduate degrees in hospitality management at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Named after William F. Harrah, the founder of Harrah's Entertainment, the
Battle of al-Harrah Yazid." Battle of al-Harrah The Battle of al-Harrah () was a battle fought at al-Harrah on 26 Dhu al-Hijjah 63 H./26 August 683, a volcanic hill then lying to the northeast of Medina. The battle was fought between the army of Yazid ibn Muawiyah and an allied force made of Abdullah ibn Zubayr's troops, the people of Medina, and several notable Sahabah, many of whom were killed in the battle. Occurring after the battle of Karbala, it is the second most infamous battle during the reign of Yazid bin Muawiyah, the second Umayyad Caliph, described as one of the Umayyads'