Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian university established in 1991 in the gaza strip region of the palestinian territories”. Today it says “public university with campuses in gaza city and khan younis”.
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Al-Aqsa University ( Arabic : جامعة الأقصى ) is a public university with campuses in Gaza City and Khan Younis , Palestine . Established in 1955 as a teachers' institute before later expanding its curriculum, it is the first and oldest public higher education institution in the Gaza Strip. It caters for some 26,000 students and has some 1,400 employees, 300 of whom are lecturers and professors. In 2024, the university's facilities were destroyed by Israeli bombardment during the Gaza war . Middle East Eye . 14 May 2024 . "The decimation of Gaza's academia is 'impossible to quantify' " . +972 Magazine .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Al-Aqsa University ( ) is a Palestinian university established in 1991 in the Gaza Strip region of the Palestinian territories .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Al-Aqsa University ( ) is a Palestinian university established in 1955 in the Gaza Strip , Palestine .Established in 1955 as the first higher education institution, Alaqsa University is the oldest governmental higher education institution.It caters for some 26000 students and has some 1400 employees, 300 of whom are lecturers and professors.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Palestinian university in the Gaza Strip (est. 1955) Al-Aqsa University ( ) is a Palestinian university established in 1955 in the Gaza Strip , Palestine .Established in 1955 as the first higher education institution in the Gaza Strip, Al-Aqsa University is the oldest governmental higher education institution. It caters for some 26,000 students and has some 1400 employees, 300 of whom are lecturers and professors.
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palestinian university established in 1991 in the gaza strip region of the palestinian territories
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public university with campuses in gaza city and khan younis
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