Latakia University (Formerly Tishreen University)

Latakia University (Arabic: جامعة تشرين‎), is a public university located in Latakia, Syria. It is the third largest university in Syria. It was established on 20 May 1971 as the University of Latakia before the name was changed to commemorate October War.  In the beginning the university only had 3 faculties, Arabic literature, science, and agriculture and an enrollment of 983 students during the 1970s. However that number largely grew throughout the years to reach more than 70,000 students, making Tishreen University the third largest in Syria, with the number of its faculties rising from 3 to 21; including Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Science, Nursing, Education, Agriculture, Law, History, Electrical and Technical Engineering and Arts, among others.