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Universities in Palestine

Palestine has 22 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1920. Most were founded in the modern era. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.

UNIVERSITIES22

OLDEST1920

FOUNDED 1900+22

By founding era

Before 12000 · 0%

1200–15990 · 0%

1600–18990 · 0%

1900 or later22 · 100%

Date unknown0 · 0%

Oldest universities in Palestine

The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.

1920St. George's College, Jerusalem

1924Birzeit University

1930Palestine Technical University

1931Ibrahimieh College

1971Hebron University

1973Bethlehem University

1977Al-Quds University

1977An-Najah National University

1978Palestine Polytechnic University

1978Islamic University of Gaza

1991Al-Azhar University – Gaza

1991al-Aqsa University

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