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image by Ivan Sache, 26 October 2018
Salahaddin University-Erbil (SUE) is the oldest and largest public
university in Iraqi Kurdistan. Founded in 1968 in Sulaimani, the university
was moved in 1981 to Erbil and the name was changed to Salahaddin
University-Erbil.
SUE is composed of 14 Colleges and 76 Departments.
http://su.edu.krd/ - SUE website
The university's namesake is Salah
ad-Din / Saladin (1137-1193), founder of the Ayyubid dynasty (1174-1260) and
first Sultan of Egypt and Syria (1174-1193).
The flag of SUE is dark
red with the university's emblem.
Photos
http://su.edu.krd/news/president-masoud-barzani-congratulates-salahaddin-university-erbil-students-their-graduation
http://su.edu.krd/about/numbers/profs
http://su.edu.krd/about/presidency/pbiography
http://su.edu.krd/news/freiburg-university-and-salahaddin-university-erbil-develop-academic-projects
https://su.edu.krd/news/audit-team-iraqi-federal-government-visits-salahaddin-university-erbil
http://su.edu.krd/events/salahaddin-university-reviewing-competition-kurdistan-universities-level-being-arranged
http://su.edu.krd/news/president-salahaddin-university-erbil-dr-ahmed-dezayes-message-new-academic-year-2017-2018
http://su.edu.krd/news/discussion-benefits-canadian-kurdish-educational-initiatives
https://cihanuniversity.edu.iq/en/memorandum-of-understanding-between-cihan-university-and-salahaddin-university/
The emblem of SUE features Erbil's skyline and its two emblematic
monuments, the citadel and the Mudhafaria minaret, lit by a Kurdish sun.
Erbil Citadel was inscribed in 2014 on UNESCO's World Heritage List, with
the following description:
Erbil Citadel is a fortified settlement on top of
an imposing ovoid-shaped tell (a hill created by many generations of people
living and rebuilding on the same spot) in the Kurdistan region, Erbil
Governorate. A continuous wall of tall 19th-century façades still conveys
the visual impression of an impregnable fortress, dominating the city of
Erbil. The citadel features a peculiar fan-like pattern dating back to
Erbil’s late Ottoman phase. Written and iconographic historical records
document the antiquity of settlement on the site – Erbil corresponds to
ancient Arbela, an important Assyrian political and religious center – while
archaeological finds and investigations suggest that the mound conceals the
levels and remains of previous settlements.
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1437/
The Mudhafaria minaret is a Seljuk
cylindrical brick minaret sanding on an octagonal base. It was built in the
lower city by Muzafferiddin Kokbori in 1190. The minaret is situated to
the East of the Great Mosque which was completely destroyed. There are two
separate entrances tor the two balconies through two stairs. There are two
rows of surface niches with ogee arches on the base. Plasterwork of the
epitaph came off later. There are glazed tile mosaic decorations in the
niches with ogee arches. Decorative areas have been created by using various
brick courses bordered by horizontal borders.
http://www.selcuklumirasi.com/architecture-detail/erbil-great-mosque-minaret?lng=en
Ivan Sache, 26 October 2018