Mustansiriya University

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. The 16 January 2007 Baghdad Mustansiriya University bombing was a series of attacks on students and teachers at the largely Mustansiriya...