| Al-Mustansiriya University | |
|---|---|
| الجامعة المستنصرية | |
| Established | 1227 |
| Type | Public University |
| Location | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www.uomustansiriyah.edu.iq |
Al-Mustansiriya University (Arabic: الجامعة المستنصرية) is a university located in Baghdad, Iraq. It was established in 1227 by the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mustansir and is one of the oldest universities in the world. Formerly named Mustansiriya Madrasah, it was restructured as a modern university in 1927. Its building, located on the left bank of the Tigris River, survived the Mongol invasion of 1258 and has been restored. Nearby buildings included the Saray souq, the Baghdadi Museum, Mutanabbi Street, the Abbasid Palace and Caliph's Street. Now the university is relocated in new campus after restructuring.
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The 16 January 2007 Baghdad Mustansiriya University bombing was a series of attacks on students and teachers at the largely Mustansiriya University on January 16, 2007. Some 70 people were killed and 169 were wounded.[1]
In early December 2006, the insurgent group Ansar al-Sunna distributed statements at mosques in western Baghdad and on websites calling on students and professors to cancel classes in preparation for a purge of Shiite militias from campuses. A December 3 statement named Mustansiriya University as one of the schools that should be closed.