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The university's name commemorates Queen Arwa, 바카라사이트 last monarch of Yemen’s Sulayahid Dynasty. Her rule over 바카라사이트 Yemen, first in partnership with two husbands but eventually by herself lasted from 1067 to 1138, a reign even longer than 바카라사이트 UK’s famously durable female monarchs of 바카라사이트 last 200 years.
The university is based in 바카라사이트 Yemeni capital Sana’a, a city of around four million people at an altitude of 7500 ft. Its declared purpose is to "provide distinctive educational and creative resources that serve 바카라사이트 community and contribute to building 바카라사이트 knowledge economy by creating a stimulating environment for learning and intellectual creativity, optimal employment of technology and effective local and global partnership".
It has a motto of "steady stages towards 바카라사이트 future". The university started with faculties of arts and humanities, engineering, law, science, education and applied and fine arts, adding economics and administration in 1997, a Graduate School in 1998, dentistry and pharmacy in 2003 and medical sciences in 2010.
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