National Library of Tunisia

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National Library of Tunisia

Entry of the National Library of Tunisia
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Formed1885 (1885)
JurisdictionTunisian Government
HeadquartersTunis, Tunisia
Websitewww.bnt.nat.tn

The National Library of Tunisia (Arabic: المكتبة الوطنية التونسية) is the legal deposit and copyright library for Tunisia. It was founded in 1885, then known as the French Library, and then the People's library. The Tunisian government assigned a budget of 28 million Dinars for a new building for the library, and in 2005 the library was relocated.[1]The library is 70m tall and it is composed of 14 floors it is one of the tallest buildings in Tunisia and one of the most famous Islamic style building in Tunisia

History

Founded in 1885, this library was called French Library. Its present name dates from the beginning of independence of Tunisia. In 2005, it was relocated to its present location, Boulevard 9 avril, just near the National Archives of Tunisia and some higher institutions like the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences.

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ "المكتبة الوطنية التونسية مكسب متميز للثقافة العربية والإسلامية" [The National Library of Tunisia, a triumph for Arab Islamic culture] (in Arabic). Turess Tunisia. 2 November 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

External links

  • Official site (in English, French, and Arabic)

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