page_title: Benghazi
section_title: Education
hierarchical_section_title: Benghazi / Population / Education
caption_attribution_description: English: The former General Peoples Congress Building on August 9th Square in central Benghazi (Maydan al Khaalisa). The building was originally the colonial El Manar Palace, and later part of the University of Libya campus. See also (an image of the square and palace in the 1930s): File:Piazza 28 Ottobre,Bengasi.jpg.
context_page_description: Benghazi is a city in Libya. Located on the Gulf of Sidra in the Mediterranean, Benghazi is a major seaport and the second-most populous city in the country, as well as the largest city in Cyrenaica, with an estimated population of 631,555 in 2011.
  A Greek colony named Euesperides had existed in the area from around 525 BC. In the 3rd century BC, it was relocated and refounded as the Ptolemaic city of Berenice. Berenice prospered under the Romans, and after the 3rd century AD it superseded Cyrene and Barca as the center of Cyrenaica. The city went into decline during the Byzantine period and had already been reduced to a small town before its conquest by the Arabs. In 1911, Italy captured Benghazi and the rest of Tripolitania from the Ottomans. Under Italian rule, Benghazi witnessed a period of extensive development and modernization, particularly in the second half of the 1930s. The city changed hands several times during World War II and was heavily damaged in the process. After the war Benghazi was rebuilt and became the co-capital of the newly independent Kingdom of Libya.
context_section_description: The oldest university in Libya is the University of Libya, founded by royal decree in 1955. It was initially housed in the royal Al Manar Palace before receiving its own campus in 1968. It was later split and became known as University of Benghazi. There are some private universities such as Libyan International Medical University.
  Education in Benghazi, as is throughout Libya, is compulsory and free. Compulsory education continues up until ninth grade. There are many public primary and secondary schools scattered throughout the city as well as some private schools.
  University education is also free for all Libyan citizens in Benghazi. There are many other foreign schools such as Benghazi European School & private schools but G.International is the best for the wards.
  The country's largest library containing over 300,000 volumes is affiliated with the university.
  International schools include:
  International School Benghazi
  Benghazi European School
  British School in Benghazi
caption: Al Manar Royal Palace in central Benghazi, University of Libya's first campus, founded by royal decree in 1955
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