The University of Damascus is the largest and oldest university in Syria, located in the capital Damascus, with campuses in other Syrian cities. It was founded in 1923 as the Syrian University through the merger of the Medical School and the Institute of Law. It adopted its current name after the founding of the University of Aleppo in 1958.
La Caserne Hamidieh - previous headquarter of the Syrian University, is the Faculty of Law building
Aerial view of the headquarter in 1933
International students including Nigerian Researcher Dr. Abdul-Fattah Adelabu (middle) at Damascus University City Mazzah 1993
Damascus University headquarter in Baramkeh
University of Aleppo is a public university located in Aleppo, Syria. It is the second largest university in Syria after the University of Damascus.
General view of the university
Image: University of Aleppo Logo
The university during the 1960s
The main entrance to the University of Aleppo