Institut français du Proche-Orient

The French Institute of the Near East (French: Institut français du Proche-Orient, IFPO) is a French social sciences research institute with locations in Jordan (Amman), Lebanon (Beirut) and until 2011 in Syria (Damascus and Aleppo), with additional operations in Iraq and Palestine. It was founded in 2002.

Operating under the French government's Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs (French: Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères) portfolio, the IFPO is part of a network of French research centers abroad.

The IFPO is organized into three departments: Arabic (Modern and Medieval) Studies; Archaeology and History of Antiquity; and Contemporary Studies.

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