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National Library and Archives of Egypt
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/National_Library_and_Archives_of_Egypt
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:archives
gptkb:library
gptkbp:affiliation
gptkb:International_Federation_of_Library_Associations_and_Institutions
Arab Federation for Libraries and Information
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Dar_al-Kutub
gptkb:Egyptian_National_Library
gptkbp:archiveType
gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:French
gptkb:Greek
gptkb:Hebrew
gptkb:Persian
gptkb:archives
English
Turkish
Coptic
public archive
gptkbp:collectionSize
millions of items
gptkbp:contains
manuscripts
maps
photographs
rare books
periodicals
documents
papyri
gptkbp:coordinates
30.0444°N 31.2357°E
gptkbp:country
gptkb:Egypt
gptkbp:director
Hesham Azmy (as of 2023)
gptkbp:founded
1870
gptkbp:founder
gptkb:Khedive_Ismail
gptkbp:hasBranch
Bab al-Khalq branch
6th of October City branch
Bulaq branch
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
National Library and Archives of Egypt
gptkbp:legalDeposit
yes
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Cairo
gptkbp:mainBuilding
Corniche El Nil, Cairo
gptkbp:nativeName
gptkb:دار_الكتب_والوثائق_القومية
gptkbp:notableCollection
Islamic manuscripts
Coptic manuscripts
Ottoman documents
Arabic papyri
Pharaonic papyri
personal papers of Egyptian figures
rare Qurans
gptkbp:openToPublic
yes
gptkbp:parentOrganization
gptkb:Ministry_of_Culture_(Egypt)
gptkbp:significance
one of the oldest libraries in the Arab world
largest library in Egypt
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
yes
gptkbp:website
http://www.darelkotob.gov.eg/
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Dar_el-Kutub
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6