Al-Jāmi’a Al-Asmariya (Al-Asmariya University) is a public university

Public university

A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities. A national university may or may not be considered a public university, depending on regions...

 in the city of Zliten

Zliten

Zliten is a town in the Misrata District of Libya. It is located on the southern coast of the Mediterranean Sea west of the Gulf of Sidra. It was the capital of the former Zlitan District.-Location:...

, Libya

Libya

Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....

, specializing in Islamic sciences such as such as Islamic theology and Islamic jurisprudence. Founded in 1981, the university’s academic instruction is conducted from October to March. Statistics from the 1998-1999 academic year indicated a total of 14 teaching staff members and 506 full-time students. The university's academic departments include: