Dār al-Kutub wa-al-Wathāʼiq al-Qawmīyah (Egypt)

National library in Egypt, established by Khedev Ismāʻīl in 1870 CE as al-Kutub-khānah in the house of his brother. It has held several official names over time: al-Kutub-khānah al-Khidīwīyah (1870-1892); Dār al-Kutub al-Khidīwīyah (1892-1914); Dār al-Kutub al-Sulṭānīyah (1914-1922); Dār al-Kutub al-Malakīyah (1922-1927); Dār al-Kutub al-Miṣrīyah (1927-1966); Dār al-Kutub wa-al-Wathāʼiq al-Qawmīyah (1966-1971); al-Hayʼah al-Miṣrīyah al-ʻĀmmah lil-Kitāb (1971-1993); and al-Hayʼah al-ʻĀmmah li-Dār al-Kutub wa-al-Wathāʼiq al-Qawmīyah (1993-)

HMML ID
432875308385
PURL
https://w3id.org/haf/organization/432875308385
LC name
Dār al-Kutub wa-al-Wathāʼiq al-Qawmīyah (Egypt)
HMML name
Dār al-Kutub wa-al-Wathāʼiq al-Qawmīyah (Egypt)
HMML native script
دار الكتب والوثائق القومية
Library of Congress
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81032004
VIAF
https://viaf.org/viaf/151020750
Getty
http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500307162

Variants

  • Biblioteca Nacional d'Egipte
  • Bibliothèque nationale d'Égypte
  • Egypt. Dār al-Kutub wa-al-Wathāʼiq al-Qawmīyah
  • Egypt. National Library and Archives
  • Egyptian National Library and Archives
  • National Library and Archives (Egypt)
  • National Library of Egypt
  • Ägyptische Nationalbibliothek

Organization information

Organization type
Libraries
Foundation date
1966
Dissolution date
1971
Centuries
20th century CE
Locations
Countries
Languages
Fields of activity

Organization relationships

Predecessors
Successors

General notes

Citations
"Dār al-Kutub wa-al-Wathāʼiq al-Qawmīyah," Wikipedia, accessed September 22, 2022, https://perma.cc/PBX7-UKH2.

Preferred citation

"Dār al-Kutub wa-al-Wathāʼiq al-Qawmīyah (Egypt)." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified September 29, 2022. https://w3id.org/haf/organization/432875308385

Change notes

Date added
2022-09-22
Last edited
2022-09-29