Al-Arab Medical University
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Al-Arab Medical University (Arabic: جامعة العرب الطبية; Romanised: Jamiaat Al-Arab Al-Tibiya) was a public university located in Benghazi, Libya, founded in 1984. It is now the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Benghazi.
In 1976, the name of the University of Benghazi was changed to Garyounis University. In 1984, the Faculty of Human Medicine moved to its new building in Beloun neighborhood and became a separate university named Al-Arab Medical University. In 1999, it merged again with Garyounis University. In 2007, it separated again under the name of Al-Arab Medical University until the end of 2010, when the university rejoined Garyounis University. In 2011, Garyounis University again changed its name to the University of Benghazi. The former Al-Arab Medical University is now the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Benghazi.
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