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File:Casa Dosoftei3.jpg|Dosoftei House (1677)

Academics
Alexandru Ioan Cuza University is made up of 15 faculties and one department, with more than 25,000 students:
 * The Faculty of Biology, founded in 1864 as a department of the Faculty of Science, became part of the Faculty of Natural Sciences in 1948, and organized as faculty in 1990.
 * The Faculty of Chemistry was founded in 1864 as a department of the Faculty of Science, and organized as faculty in 1948. It offers programs in chemistry, technological biochemistry, and medical chemistry.
 * The Faculty of Computer Science was founded in 1965, as Department of Computing Machines of the Faculty of Mathematics. In 1991, it became the first faculty in Computer Science of a non-technical university in Romania.
 * The Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, founded in 1962 (as Faculty of Economics).
 * The Faculty of Geography and Geology, founded in 1865 as the Department of Geology-Mineralogy of the Faculty of Science. In 1948, it became part of the Faculty of Natural Sciences, and organized as the Faculty of Biology-Geography-Geology, in 1977.


 * The Faculty of History, founded in 1860 as a department of the Faculty of Philosophy.
 * The Faculty of Law, founded in 1860.
 * The Faculty of Letters, founded in 1860.
 * The Faculty of Mathematics, was founded in 1864 as a department of the Faculty of Science, and organized as faculty in 1948.


 * The Faculty of Philosophy and Social-Political Sciences, founded in
 * The Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, founded in
 * The Faculty of Physics, founded in
 * The Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, founded in
 * The Faculty of Orthodox Theology, founded in
 * The Faculty of Catholic Theology), founded in
 * Centre for European Studies

Today the university is made up of 15 faculties (Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics and Business Administration, Geography and Geology, History, Law, Letters, Mathematics, Philosophy and Social-Political Sciences, Physical Education and Sports, Physics, Psychology and Education Sciences, Orthodox Theology, Catholic Theology), and one department (Centre for European Studies), with more than 25,000 students.

Library
Founded in 1835 as Library of the Academia Mihăileană, Mihai Eminescu Central University Library holds about 2.5 million volumes that form the main collection and an old and rare collection, from the 15th to the 19th centuries, of over 100,000 Romanian and foreign documents, manuscripts, books, albums, maps, stamps, archive items.

The building that houses the main collection is located at the base of Copou Hill, and it was built between 1930 and 1935 to serve as the headquarters of King Ferdinand's Cultural Foundation. The triangular building with Doric columns and cupola is decorated with Carrara marble and Venetian mosaics. By 1945, the Foundation library had become one of the biggest in the country. Today, the library is the largest in Moldavia, with a great number of manuscripts and old books.

Population
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The hills
Each hill is populated with monuments, religious buildings, or parks:


 * Cetățuia hill: Cetățuia Monastery (1668), Hlincea Monastery (1587), Frumoasa Monastery (1733);
 * Galata hill: Galata Monastery (1582), Nicolina balneotherapy and well-being Centre;
 * Copou hill: Podgoria Copou Monastery (1638), Iași Botanical Garden, Copou Park, Exhibition Park, and many monumental buildings;
 * Tătărași hill;
 * Șorogari hill;
 * Bucium hill: Bucium Monastery (1853);
 * Ciric hill.

Over the last centuries, the city has also expanded to the area adjacent to other hills, such as Breazu, Bârnova (Bârnova Monastery (1628)), and Repedea hills (Repedea Hill Fossil Site).

List of churches in Iași
The city of Iași, Romania is home to a large number of historic churches and monasteries.


 * Bucium Monastery
 * Cetățuia Monastery
 * Frumoasa Monastery
 * Galata Monastery
 * Golia Monastery
 * Podgoria Copou Monastery
 * Socola Monastery
 * Trei Ierarhi Monastery
 * Annunciation Church
 * Banu Church
 * Barnovschi Church
 * Bărboi Church
 * Curelari Church
 * Holy Forty Martyrs Church
 * Holy Trinity Church
 * Mitocul Maicilor
 * Nicoriță Church
 * Presentation of Mary Church
 * Ss. Athanasius and Cyrill Church
 * Saint Charalambos Church
 * Saint Demetrius-Balș Church
 * Saint George-Lozonschi Church
 * Saint John the Baptist Church
 * Saint Lazarus Church
 * Saint Nicholas-Ciurchi Church
 * Saint Nicholas Princely Church
 * Saint Parascheva Church
 * Saint Sabbas Church
 * Saint Spyridon Church
 * Ss. Theodore Church
 * Socola Mică Church
 * Talpalari Church
 * Three Holy Hierarchs Chapel
 * Toma Cozma Church
 * Vulpe Church
 * White Church
 * Zlataust Church
 * Apostolic Church (New Apostolic)
 * Armenian Church (Armenian Apostolic)
 * Lipovan Church (Lipovan)
 * Assumption of Mary Church (Roman Catholic)
 * Our Lady Queen of Iași Cathedral (Roman Catholic)