National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco

The National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco (Arabic: المكتبة الوطنية للمملكة المغربية; Amazigh: ⵜⴰⵙⴷⵍⵉⵙⵜ ⵜⴰⵏⴰⵎⵓⵔⵜ ⵏ ⵜⴳⵍⴷⵉⵜ ⵜⴰⵎⵔⵔⵓⴽⵉⵜ; French: Bibliothèque nationale du Royaume du Maroc, previously Bibliothèque générale and Bibliothèque générale et Archives) is located in Rabat, Morocco with a branch in Tetouan.[1][2] The Bibliothèque Générale was created in 1924. In 2003 it was renamed the "Bibliothèque nationale du Royaume du Maroc."[3]

National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco
المكتبة الوطنية للمملكة المغربية
ⵜⴰⵙⴷⵍⵉⵙⵜ ⵜⴰⵏⴰⵎⵓⵔⵜ ⵏ ⵜⴳⵍⴷⵉⵜ ⵜⴰⵎⵔⵔⵓⴽⵉⵜ
Bibliothèque nationale du Royaume du Maroc
CountryMorocco
Established1924
Reference to legal mandateDahir (King's decree), 1926, established the library as a public institution; dahir, 11 November 2003, changed the name to the National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco[1]
LocationRabat
Coordinates34°00′30″N 6°50′33″W
Branches1 (Tétouan)
Other information
DirectorDriss Khrouz
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History

The library was founded in 1924. After a dahir in 1926, it became a public establishment. Tétouan native Muhammad Abu Khubza authored a library catalog for the branch in that city in 1984.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Qui sommes nous? Historique de la BNRM". Archived from the original on 28 February 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  2. List of Addresses of the Major Libraries in Africa (Archived October 14, 2012, at WebCite)
  3. "Historique de la BNRM" (in French). Bibliothèque Nationale du Royaume du Maroc. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  4. Jonathan Glustrom Katz, Dreams, Sufism, and Sainthood: The Visionary Career of Muhammad Al-Zawâwî, pg. 205. Leiden: Brill Publishers, 1996.

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