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