National Library and Archives of Egypt

GPTKB entity

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