University of Baghdad
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The University of Baghdad (UOB) is the largest university
University
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 in Iraq
Iraq
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 and the second largest Arab
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 university following the University of Cairo.
Both University of Baghdad and Baghdad University are used interchangeably.
The College of Islamic Studies in Baghdad claims that it originated in 1067 A.D. However, the College of Law, the earliest of the modern institutions that were to become the first constituent Colleges (i.e.
 
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