Egyptian National Library and Archives
The Egyptian National Library and Archives is located in Nile Corniche, Cairo and is the largest library in Egypt, followed by Al-Azhar University and the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.Photo: Ashashyou, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Library
- Description: Egyptian National Library and Archives
- Also known as: “Egyptian National Library”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sinan Pasha Mosque and Ramses Railway Station.
Sinan Pasha Mosque
Mosque
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The Sinan Pasha Mosque is a mosque in the Boulaq district of Downtown Cairo, Egypt. It was established by the governor of Cairo Koca Sinan Pasha in c. 1571 CE. Sinan Pasha Mosque is situated 500 metres south of Egyptian National Library and Archives.
Ramses Railway Station
Railway station
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Ramses Railway Station, also called Misr Station, is the main railway station of Cairo, Egypt. The name is derived from the Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II, whose statue was erected by former Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser on the square there in 1955. Ramses Railway Station is situated 2 km east of Egyptian National Library and Archives.
All Saints’ Cathedral, Cairo
Church
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All Saints' Cathedral, Cairo was consecrated in 1988 and is the home of the Episcopal/Anglican Diocese of Egypt with North Africa and the Horn of Africa. All Saints’ Cathedral, Cairo is situated 1 km south of Egyptian National Library and Archives.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boulaq and Cairo.
Boulaq
Suburb
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Boulaq, is a district of Cairo, in Egypt. It neighbours Downtown Cairo, Azbakeya, and the River Nile.
Cairo
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Cairo is the capital of Egypt and, with a total population of Greater Cairo metropolitan area in excess of 16 million people, one of the largest cities in both Africa and the Middle East.
Gezira
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Gezira is a district of modern Cairo that occupies the southern portion of the main island in the Nile within Cairo itself; in fact, gezira means "island" in Arabic.
Egyptian National Library and Archives
- Categories: national library, national archives, publishing house, and education
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Egyptian National Library and Archives” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الأرشيف الوطني المصري”
- Arabic: “الكتب خانة الخديوية”
- Arabic: “المكتبة الخديوية”
- Arabic: “الهيئة العامة لدار الكتب والوثائق القومية”
- Arabic: “دار الكتب الخديوية”
- Arabic: “دار الكتب السلطانية”
- Arabic: “دار الكتب المصرية”
- Arabic: “دار الكتب الملكية”
- Arabic: “دار الكتب والوثائق القومية”
- Arabic: “دار الكتب والوثائق القوميه”
- Arabic: “دار الكتب”
- Azerbaijani: “Misir Milli Kitabxanası və Arxivləri”
- Bulgarian: “Египетска национална библиотека и архиви”
- Catalan: “Biblioteca Nacional d’Egipte”
- Chinese: “埃及国家图书馆和档案馆”
- Chinese: “埃及國家圖書館及檔案館”
- Dutch: “Egyptian National Library and Archives”
- Egyptian Arabic: “الكتبخانه”
- Egyptian Arabic: “دار الكتب المصريه”
- Egyptian Arabic: “دار الكتب و الوثائق القوميه”
- Egyptian Arabic: “دار الكتب و الوثايق القوميه”
- Egyptian Arabic: “دار الكتب والوثائق القوميه”
- Esperanto: “Nacia biblioteko kaj nacia arkivo de Egiptio”
- Finnish: “Egyptin kansalliskirjasto ja -arkisto”
- Finnish: “Egyptin kansalliskirjasto”
- French: “Bibliothèque et Archives nationales”
- French: “Bibliothèque nationale”
- French: “Dar Al-Kotob”
- French: “Dâr Al-Kutub”
- German: “Ägyptische Nationalbibliothek”
- Greek: “Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη και Αρχεία της Αιγύπτου”
- Hausa: “Laburaren Kasa da Tarihin Masar”
- Hebrew: “הספרייה הלאומית והארכיון הלאומי של מצרים”
- Italian: “Dar al-kutub”
- Italian: “Dār al-kutub”
- Japanese: “エジプト国立図書館・公文書館”
- Japanese: “エジプト国立図書館・文書館”
- Kurdish: “Kategorî:Pirtûkxaneya Neteweyî ya Misirê”
- Persian: “کتابخانه و اسناد ملی مصر”
- Polish: “Biblioteka Narodowa Egiptu”
- Polish: “Biblioteka Narodowa i Archiwum Egiptu”
- Russian: “Национальная библиотека и архив Египта”
- Serbian: “Египатска национална библиотека и архива”
- Serbian: “Египатска национална библиотека”
- Spanish: “Biblioteca Nacional y Archivos de Egipto”
- Tatar: “Мисыр милли китапханәсе һәм архивы”
- Turkish: “Darü’l-Kütübi’l-Mısriye”
- Urdu: “مصری قومی کتب خانہ اور وثائق”
- Western Panjabi: “مصری قومی کتب خانہ تے وثائق”
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