The National Library of Libya ( ar, دار الكتب الوطنية) is the
national library of
Libya
Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya bo ...
, located in
Benghazi
Benghazi () , ; it, Bengasi; tr, Bingazi; ber, Bernîk, script=Latn; also: ''Bengasi'', ''Benghasi'', ''Banghāzī'', ''Binghāzī'', ''Bengazi''; grc, Βερενίκη (''Berenice'') and ''Hesperides''., group=note (''lit. Son of he Ghazi ...
. It holds 150,000 volumes. The national librarian is Mohamed A Eshoweihde.
History
The national library was established in 1972, and holds books and scientific publications, theses and local periodicals. It contains rare books and reports issued by official government bodies, as well as archival documents that date several decades.
تخوف من إزالة دار الكتب ببنغازي, http://archive.libya-al-mostakbal.org
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See also
* National Archives of Libya
The National Archives of Libya (Dar al-Mahfuzat al-Tarikhiyya) is the national archives of Libya, located in the Red Castle in Tripoli. As of 1980 it was overseen by Salaheddin Hasan al-Suri, Director of Antiquitie See also
* List of national ...
* List of national and state libraries
A national library is established by the government of a nation to serve as the pre-eminent repository of information for that country. Unlike public library, public libraries, they rarely allow citizens to borrow books. Often, they include numer ...
References
External links
National Library of Libya
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1972 establishments in Libya
Buildings and structures in Benghazi
Libya
Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya bo ...
Libraries in Libya
Libraries established in 1972