Egyptian National Library and Archives

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Egyptian National Library and Archives دار الكتب والوثائق القومية
Location	Cairo, Egypt
Type	Public, National library and National archives.
Established	1870 (154 years ago) (1870)
Other information
Director	Ludwig Stern, Wilhelm Spitta, Ali al-Biblawi, Murad Mukhtar, Karl Vollers, Bernhard Moritz, Muhammad Ali Biblawi, Arthur Schaade, Muhammad Ali Biblawi, Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed, Ahmed Sadiq Bey, Abd al-Hamid Abu Hayf, Samir Gharib, Salah Fadl
Website	www.darelkotob.gov.eg

The Egyptian National Library and Archives (Arabic: دار الكتب والوثائق القومية; "Dar el-Kotob") is located in Nile Corniche, Cairo and is the largest library in Egypt, followed by Al-Azhar University and the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (New Library of Alexandria). The Egyptian National Library and Archives are a non-profit government organization.^[1]

The National Library houses several million volumes on a wide range of topics.^[1] It is one of the largest in the world with thousands of ancient collections. It contains a vast variety of Arabic-language and other Eastern manuscripts, the oldest in the world.^[1] The main library is a seven-story building in Ramlet Boulaq, a district of Cairo. The Egyptian National Archives are contained in an annex beside the building.

The National Archives, located in an annex beside the library, houses a vast and diverse collection. The holdings are particularly significant to those who work on Egyptian social and political history, although it is not open to the public.