The University of Kalamoon ( Arabic:جامعة القلمون الخاصة ) is a private, accredited university located in Deir Atiyah An-Nabek District Rif Dimashq Governorate in Syria, located between the Qalamoun Mountains and the Eastern Lebanon Mountains, 88 kilometres (55 miles) north of the capital Damascus. It is the first private university in Syria, and was founded on August 18, 2003.