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National Library of Jamaica

The National Library of Jamaica is the national library of . It is located at 12 East Street in , . The library provides access to various collection of Jamaican literature, maps, films, newspapers, photographs, and more.
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  • Type: Library
  • Description: national library of Jamaica
  • Address: East Street

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Gallery of Jamaica and Gordon House.

Museum
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The , in , is 's public art museum. It was established in 1974 and is located in the Kingston Mall, a commercial and cultural center on Kingston harbour. is situated 580 metres southwest of National Library of Jamaica.

Government office
is the meeting place of the Jamaica Parliament, located at 81 Duke Street in , close to the old parliament building headquarters. The house serves as the meeting place of both the Senate and the House of Representatives since independence on August 6, 1962… is situated 1 km north of National Library of Jamaica.

Stadium
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is a cricket in . It is the home of the Jamaica cricket team and is the only Test cricket ground in Jamaica. is situated 1½ km northeast of National Library of Jamaica.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kingston and Tivoli Gardens.

Photo: yonolatengo, CC BY 2.0.
, the capital and largest city of , is nestled on the southeastern coast of the island. Visitors often come to the birthplaces of reggae.

Neighborhood
is a in . Developed as a renewal project between 1963 and 1965, the neighbourhood continued to suffer from poverty.

Neighborhood
is a predominantly residential neighbourhood in western , . It has a reputation as one of Kingston's more violent areas. It was named in memory of Edward Brandis Denham, Governor of Jamaica 1935–1938.

National Library of Jamaica

Latitude
17.9668° or 17° 58′ 1″ north
Longitude
-76.78966° or 76° 47′ 23″ west
Open location code
7795X686+P4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 375253490
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q626864
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Spanish—“National Library of Jamaica” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ճամայկայի ազգային գրադարան”
  • Chinese: “牙买加国家图书馆”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مكتبه جامايكا الوطنيه”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Biblioteko de Jamajko”
  • Finnish: “Jamaikan kansalliskirjasto”
  • French: “bibliothèque nationale de la Jamaïque”
  • French: “Bibliothèque nationale de la Jamaïque”
  • Greek: “Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη της Τζαμάικα”
  • Japanese: “ジャマイカ国立図書館”
  • Persian: “کتابخانه ملی جامائیکا”
  • Russian: “Национальная библиотека Ямайки”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca nacional de Jamaica”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Institute of Jamaica (1879) and Natural History Museum of Jamaica.

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