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The National Library of Egypt
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/The_National_Library_of_Egypt
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:library
gptkbp:address
121 Kasr Al-Aini Street, Cairo, Egypt
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Dar_al-Kutub
gptkb:Egyptian_National_Library_and_Archives
gptkbp:archiveType
national archives
gptkbp:collectionSize
over 3 million volumes
gptkbp:coordinates
30.0331° N, 31.2357° E
gptkbp:country
gptkb:Egypt
gptkbp:director
gptkb:Hesham_Azmy
gptkbp:founded
1870
gptkbp:heldBy
rare manuscripts
ancient papyri
Arabic manuscripts
Islamic documents
Coptic documents
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
The National Library of Egypt
gptkbp:legalDeposit
yes
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Cairo
gptkbp:nativeName
gptkb:دار_الكتب_والوثائق_القومية
gptkbp:openToPublic
yes
gptkbp:parentOrganization
gptkb:Ministry_of_Culture_(Egypt)
gptkbp:significance
major center for Arabic manuscripts
oldest government library in Egypt
one of the largest libraries in Africa
gptkbp:type
gptkb:archives
gptkb:library
gptkbp:website
http://www.darelkotob.gov.eg/
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Text_Archive
gptkbp:bfsLayer
5