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
- 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
- VIAF
- Getty
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